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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was a police action in April of 1968 characterized by observers?
(a) The threats of McCarthy supporters is discounted as an easily handled threat.
(b) The unattached Kennedy delegates inspire political activists of all types to go to Chicago to demonstrate.
(c) It is called a police riot.
(d) The demands of African-American delegates are considered seriously by the Democrat Convention Platform Committee.

2. After Richard Daley put his scandal behind him, what two political victories did he achieve?
(a) He helped to elect John F. Kennedy to the presidency and defeated his rival Ben Adamowski.
(b) 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.
(c) He overwelmingly won a third term as mayor and got Vito Marzullo appointed to the federal court.
(d) He helped to elect Dan Rostenkowski to congress and defeated Robert Merriam in a second election.

3. To what did Richard Daley credit his large majorities in African-American precincts?
(a) His door-to-door campaigning.
(b) His decision to move into an African-American neighborhood to initiate desegregation efforts.
(c) Street repair projects.
(d) The involvement of Martin Luther King in civil rights controversies.

4. How many protesters arrived in Chicago for the 1968 Democratic National Convention?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 50,000.

5. What were the issues that Richard Daley's opponent raised during the election before his fourth term?
(a) The increasing taxes on property and regulations against businesses.
(b) Daley's harsh law enforcement tactics and racial tension.
(c) Increasing federal intrusion and insufficient education funding.
(d) Inadequate housing and bans against African-Americans in Chicago's labor unions.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the election results for Richard Daley's fifth term mean for his influence over Chicago politics?

3. Who were among the leaders for the 1972 Democrat nomination for president in 1971?

4. By what kind of margin did Richard Daley win the election to his fifth term?

5. After the inauguration of John F. Kennedy, how many people were considered to be more powerful than Richard Daley?

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