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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many protesters arrived in Chicago for the 1968 Democratic National Convention?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 500.

2. How were the various Chicago neighborhoods sustained economically?
(a) Each neighborhood had industrial plants to employ local residents.
(b) Each neighborhood had a core of entreprenuers who created jobs.
(c) Each neighborhood had a connection with organized crime and rum runners.
(d) Each neighborhood was able to earn federal funds to support racial minorities.

3. What happened when the incumbent mayor before Richard Daley made his appeal before the Cook County Central Committee that was chaired by Daley?
(a) He died in an auto accident days before the election and Daley appointed himself as candidate after the death.
(b) He declared that he changed parties to Republican and ran with that party.
(c) Daley was drafted to run for Mayor.
(d) He was fired by the committee and Daley appointed himself.

4. What was one of the issues that members of the Democratic Central Committee used to oppose Richard Daley during his campaign to become Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee?
(a) Richard Daley was too liberal and too connected to new Democrats.
(b) Richard Daley wanted to crack down harder on crime.
(c) Richard Daley favored immigration control.
(d) Richard Daley wanted to limit the influence of the Federal Government.

5. What happened to segregation opponents who showed up at Richard Daley's house?
(a) Police forces arrived to arrest all that were involved.
(b) His neigbors pelted them with rocks.
(c) A firetruck was dispatched to scatter the gathering with its fire hoses.
(d) The gathering was joined by neighborhood supporters who considered segregation in Chicago unjust.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what has Richard Daley's quick rise in political influence been credited?

2. In what year was Richard Daley born?

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

4. How was Richard Daley's initial urban renewal effort accepted by those who who used the areas?

5. What happened when Richard Daley ran for his second term?

(see the answer key)

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