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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Richard Daley convince to hold the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago?
(a) The Democrat National Committee.
(b) Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey.
(c) The Speaker of the House.
(d) President Lyndon B. Johnson.

2. After Richard Daley put his scandal behind him, what two political victories did he achieve?
(a) He overwelmingly won a third term as mayor and got Vito Marzullo appointed to the federal court.
(b) He helped to elect John F. Kennedy to the presidency and defeated his rival Ben Adamowski.
(c) He helped to name Lyndon B. Johnson as John F. Kennedy's running mate and had his urban renewal plans endorsed by Martin Luther King.
(d) He helped to elect Dan Rostenkowski to congress and defeated Robert Merriam in a second election.

3. By what kind of margin did Richard Daley win the election to his fifth term?
(a) The closest margin of his career.
(b) He ran unopposed.
(c) One of the largest margins in his career.
(d) The election was cancelled as his opponent died in a mysterious auto accident a week before the election.

4. What is a campaign tactic that Richard Daley used against all of his election opponents?
(a) He campaigned door-to-door in precincts where he was polling behind his opponent.
(b) The Chicago Democrat Machine spread scandalous stories about the opponent that was either false or irrelevant, but Daley kept himself detatched from the stories.
(c) On election day he had public works projects on streets for polling sites in precincts where he feared losing.
(d) He would have public debates against the opponent and stack the audience in his favor.

5. What happened to honest officials in the department that became troublesome for Richard Daley?
(a) Honest policemen are placed in desk jobs, passed over for promotions, and are isolated from important activities.
(b) Ward committeemen who refused to cheat lost their positions and discredited within the Cook County Democrat Party.
(c) Code enforcement and real estate agents who tried to blow the whistle had false information on their finances published and were chased out of their departments or businesses.
(d) Code enforcement personnel with the responsibility to provide housing access were beaten up and taken to the outskirts of Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Richard Daley's selection for the 1970 Cook County Sheriff's race show in the election?

2. Where did Daley choose to begin his urban renewal projects?

3. Who did Richard Daley run as Democrat candidate for Cook County Sheriff in 1971?

4. What did the election results for Richard Daley's fifth term mean for influence over the future of Chicago politics?

5. How was Richard Daley's initial urban renewal effort accepted by those who who used the areas?

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