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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Richard Daley actually do with the 1970 scandal involving public officials?
(a) He did not follow up on his promises to reform the Police Department after the deaths of the Black Panthers.
(b) He took money from City Hall to pay back the Cook County Democratic Party for the Bahamas trip expenses.
(c) The political advisor was actually a close friend from the Democratic Central Committee and they just spent an increasing amount of time together.
(d) He took money out of the Cook County Democratic Party campaign fund to pay back City Hall for the party expenses.

2. When did racial conflicts begin to become public in Chicago?
(a) After Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947.
(b) During the late 1950s.
(c) During the Vietnam War.
(d) During the early 1960s.

3. What did the public officials do in the 1970 scandal that compounded the problems for Richard Daley?
(a) Daley became publicly indignant over the charges which just fueled the speculation that he was losing control of his faculties.
(b) The Daley administration tried to stone wall the investigation into illegal use of public money.
(c) Daley's political opponent was hospitalized after a beating by precinct workers.
(d) The grand jury discovered that the officers involved in the killing of the Black Panthers fired more than 80 shots, but only one bullet could be traced to the victims guns.

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

5. Who was Richard Daley's opponent during his fourth run for Mayor?
(a) Ben Adamowski.
(b) Orlando Wilson.
(c) John Warner.
(d) Robert Merriam.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Richard Daley become most upset during the time of growing racial conflict?

2. Why did Richard Daley claim he made the moves that he did with the 1970 scandal involving public officials?

3. What discrepancy was committed by public officials in 1970 that caused problems for the Daley Administration?

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

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

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