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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 appoint to take care of the 1960 police department scandal?
(a) Adalai Stevenson, who had a highly regarded reputation for integrity in Illinois.
(b) Jesse Jackson, who had been working very closely with Martin Luther King on civil rights issues.
(c) Orlando Wilson, the nation's brilliant and foremost law enforcement expert and corrupt-free head of the University of California's criminology department.
(d) William Kunstler, a lawyer who was a persistent critic of Chicago city government.

2. What motivated racial violence to intensify?
(a) The bodies of three civil rights volunteers were found at a construction site on the outskirts of Chicago.
(b) A firetruck with all white fireman ran over a black woman and killed her.
(c) The hotel for the Los Angeles Dodgers denied rooms to the African-American members of the team.
(d) Martin Luther King was assassinated.

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

4. What was the year of the election for Richard Daley's fourth term?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1965.

5. What did Martin Luther King do when Mayor Daley's actions did not satisfactorily address the problems of segregation?
(a) Dr. King left for Memphis, Tennessee where he was assassinated.
(b) Dr. King went to Washington, D.C. and delivered his "I have a dream" speech.
(c) Dr. King was arrested by Chicago police on a voter fraud charge.
(d) Dr. King began staging protest marches in white neighborhoods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What finally forced Richard Daley to hear the demands of Martin Luther King?

2. How did the press handle the April event?

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

4. How widely regarded was Richard Daley's victory for his fifth term regarded?

5. What 1960 police department scandal caused great embarrassment for Richard Daley?

(see the answer keys)

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