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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what point during the 1968 Democratic National Convention did protesters and security forces clash?
(a) On Wednesday before the presidential nominations were made.
(b) The weekend before the start of the convention.
(c) Throughout the summer weeks before the convention.
(d) Opening night of the convention.

2. What race-related issue did Richard Daley face during his early second term?
(a) Segregated public facilities.
(b) Segregated schools.
(c) African-American discontent with segregated neighborhoods.
(d) Segregated businesses.

3. What police action against a public gathering became a precursor to the Democratic National Convention?
(a) Supporters of Senator Kennedy refused to pledge their support to any other candidate.
(b) McCarthy's antiwar supporters pledged to disrupt the convention if McCarthy was not nominated.
(c) Dr. King's assassination caused discontent within African-American delegations to the Convention.
(d) Peace marchers ignored police orders to disperse and were beaten, maced, and arrested.

4. How did the public respond to Richard Daley's response to the outbreaks?
(a) He was criticized to the point that he changed his orders to "minimum force."
(b) He was distrusted for the remainder of his time as mayor.
(c) He was applauded for recognizing the influence of civil rights advocates on his administration.
(d) He was harshly criticized for being too closely involved in police department policy.

5. Who did Richard Daley run as Democrat candidate for Cook County Sheriff in 1971?
(a) Ben Adamowski.
(b) Richard Elrod.
(c) Vito Marzullo.
(d) Former Police Chief Orlando Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened to Richard Daley's popularity in Chicago after the turmoil of the 1968 Democratic National Convention?

3. What was Richard Daley's initial response to the 1960 police department scandal?

4. How did most Chicagoans consider the corruption within the department?

5. What was the result of an effort to prove that Richard Daley's neighbors were intolerant of segregating neighborhoods based on color?

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