Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What did Richard Daley receive when he finally became Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party? (from Chapter III)

Access to funds from the National Democratic Party to use at his whims.

Control over his own political machine.

Direct access to politicians from around the country.

Police protection for him and his family.

2.

What was the result to Richard Daley from the unusual circumstance of Clarence Wagner dropping out of the contest for Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee? (from Chapter III)

Daley was both feared and respected by the hard fighting politicians in Chicago.

Richard Daley was suspected of being corrupt and unworthy of trust for several years.

Richard Daley became Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party.

Daley was seen as an uncouth opportunist who took advantage of the misfortunes of his political opponenets.

3.

Where did Daley choose to begin his urban renewal projects? (from Chapter VI)

West Halsted Street near the Chicago International Amphitheatre where the 1968 Democrat National Convention was eventually held.

An old Italian neighborhood known as the Valley.

On the south side between Daley's Irish Catholic birthplace and an African-American neighborhood.

Along Waveland Avenue near Wrigley Field.

4.

What is the topic for Chapter IV? (from Chapter IV)

Nepotism and Chicago politics.

Labor Unions and Chicago Politics.

Organized Crime and Chicago Politics.

Operations of the Cook County Democratic Machine.

5.

What did Martin Luther King do when Mayor Daley's actions did not satisfactorily address the problems of segregation? (from Chapter VII)

Dr. King was arrested by Chicago police on a voter fraud charge.

Dr. King went to Washington, D.C. and delivered his "I have a dream" speech.

Dr. King began staging protest marches in white neighborhoods.

Dr. King left for Memphis, Tennessee where he was assassinated.

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