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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a campaign tactic that Richard Daley used against all of his election opponents?
(a) The Chicago Democrat Machine spread scandalous stories about the opponent that was either false or irrelevant, but Daley kept himself detatched from the stories.
(b) On election day he had public works projects on streets for polling sites in precincts where he feared losing.
(c) He would have public debates against the opponent and stack the audience in his favor.
(d) He campaigned door-to-door in precincts where he was polling behind his opponent.

2. What did Richard Daley present himself as in his first campaign for Mayor?
(a) He ran as a law and order candidate devoted to fighting crime.
(b) He ran as a skillful mediator who could handle conflicts.
(c) He presented himself as a hard-working family man.
(d) He ran as a fiscal conservative who would balance budgets.

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

4. How long was Richard Daley on the city payroll?
(a) Sporadically over five decades.
(b) 53 years.
(c) 23 years as mayor.
(d) At least the next 48 years.

5. What did Richard Daley do through the evenings of the 1920's after he was finished with his day job with the City?
(a) He drove a truck delivering coal to factories.
(b) He wrote campaign speeches for Democrat dignitaries.
(c) He attended DePaul Law School.
(d) He tended bar for several illegal speakeasies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Chicago race riot of 1919 an important event in Richard Daley's history?

2. How old was Richard Daley when he became a precinct captain for a South Side ward?

3. What happened when the incumbent mayor before Richard Daley made his appeal before the Cook County Central Committee that was chaired by Daley?

4. How were the various Chicago neighborhoods sustained economically?

5. What caused an outbreak of fires and looting on Chicago's West Side African-American neighborhoods during Richard Daley's fourth term?

(see the answer key)

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