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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did a particular important figure frustrate Richard Daley during the period of protests against segregated neighborhoods?
(a) President Kennedy frustrated Daley because he did little to offer political support during the turmoil.
(b) William Kunstler frustrated Daley because he was continually threatening legal action on the injustices Dr. King publicized.
(c) Martin Luther King frustrated Daley because he had no control over Dr. King when he caused bad publicity with his protests.
(d) Police Chief Wilson frustrated Daley because he treated African-American protestors with a light touch, and per their agreement Wilson was the one official Daley could not boss around.

2. With whom did Richard Daley become most upset during the time of growing racial conflict?
(a) Police Chief Orlando Wilson.
(b) Civil Rights activist Martin Luther King.
(c) President Kennedy.
(d) Civil Rights lawyer William Kunstler.

3. 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 Dan Rostenkowski to congress and defeated Robert Merriam in a second election.
(c) He helped to elect John F. Kennedy to the presidency and defeated his rival Ben Adamowski.
(d) 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.

4. How did Richard Daley's selection for the 1970 Cook County Sheriff's race show in the election?
(a) Elrod won easily.
(b) Adamowski disappeared mysteriously before the election.
(c) Wilson decided to withdraw before the election was held.
(d) Marzullo ran a poor race and was narrowly defeated.

5. Who among the front runners for the 1972 Democrat presidential nomination called Richard Daley on his victory for his fifth term?
(a) According to The Minneapolis Star, "Hubert Humphrey."
(b) According to The Chicago Tribune, "Edmund Muskie."
(c) According to the Washington Post, "Richard Nixon."
(d) According to Daley, "All of them."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Richard Daley appoint to take care of the 1960 police department scandal?

2. What race-related issue did Richard Daley face during his early second term?

3. How did Richard Daley respond to growing tensions in the weeks leading up to the 1968 Democratic National Convention?

4. Who was Richard Daley's opponent during his fourth run for Mayor?

5. What was the year of the election for Richard Daley's fourth term?

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