Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What were the results of the election leading to Richard Daley's fourth term? (from Chapter VIII)

Daley was forced to dispatch more street repair projects than he ever had.

Daley won a narrow victory.

His opponent died in a mysterious auto accident two days before the election.

Daley won with 73 percent of the vote.

2.

By what kind of margin did Richard Daley win the election to his fifth term? (from Epilogue)

The election was cancelled as his opponent died in a mysterious auto accident a week before the election.

He ran unopposed.

One of the largest margins in his career.

The closest margin of his career.

3.

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

Nepotism and Chicago politics.

Labor Unions and Chicago Politics.

Operations of the Cook County Democratic Machine.

Organized Crime and Chicago Politics.

4.

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

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

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 was arrested by Chicago police on a voter fraud charge.

5.

What would happen to ward committeemen if they did not deliver votes on election day? (from Chapter IV)

The Democratic Party poured more campaign funds in his area for the next election.

He would end up, "sleeping with the fishes."

Their precinct lost funding for projects he requested.

They lost their position with the Cook County Democratic Central Committee.

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