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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did some members of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee believe that Richard Daley was not suited for the position of Chairman?
(a) Some saw him as too liberal.
(b) He was thought to be indecisive.
(c) He was too conservative.
(d) His professional background was considered to be to controversial.

2. In earlier times how did ward committeemen win influence over immigrants?
(a) They dispatched henchmen to threaten them if they were not compliant.
(b) They helped them find homes and jobs.
(c) They helped them fill out papers and figure out their taxes and licenses.
(d) They helped them get the forms that helped to keep them in the country.

3. What did Richard Daley receive when he finally became Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party?
(a) Access to funds from the National Democratic Party to use at his whims.
(b) Direct access to politicians from around the country.
(c) Police protection for him and his family.
(d) Control over his own political machine.

4. What would happen to ward committeemen if they did not deliver votes on election day?
(a) Their precinct lost funding for projects he requested.
(b) They lost their position with the Cook County Democratic Central Committee.
(c) The Democratic Party poured more campaign funds in his area for the next election.
(d) He would end up, "sleeping with the fishes."

5. 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 wanted to crack down harder on crime.
(b) Richard Daley wanted to limit the influence of the Federal Government.
(c) Richard Daley was too liberal and too connected to new Democrats.
(d) Richard Daley favored immigration control.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the Republican candidate opposing Richard Daley in the 1955 Chicago mayoral election?

3. 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?

4. What happened to Richard Daley's chief opponent for Cook County Democratic Chairman shortly before the election?

5. What is the name of a famous criminal that Mayor Big Bill Thompson allowed to walk freely through the streets of Chicago?

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