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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. When was the Introduction written?
(a) After an interview of Daley's widow.
(b) While Daley was convalescing in the hospital.
(c) One day after Richard Daley died.
(d) After Daley won his last election.

3. Why is the Chicago race riot of 1919 an important event in Richard Daley's history?
(a) The violence forced his family to move where he made contacts that shaped his career.
(b) He was nearly killed in a counter attack that took place on the street where he lived.
(c) He used his negotiating skills to calm down competing gangs.
(d) He was rumoured to be a leader of one of the gangs involved in violence.

4. Who was the president who appointed Abraham Marovitz and what year was it done?
(a) Harry S. Truman, 1952.
(b) John F. Kennedy, 1963.
(c) John F. Kennedy, 1961.
(d) Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1967.

5. Why did Richard Daley earn a nickname while he was using public funding for various public works projects?
(a) He took personal risk in supporting Adalai Stevenson's nomination for a second run against President Eisenhower.
(b) He was behind massive urban renewal developments in poor minority areas of Chicago.
(c) The country witnessed his tough political tactics first hand.
(d) He improved the downtown and lake front areas and upgraded O'Hare from a military airport to one of the nation's state of the art commercial airports.

6. To whom was Richard Daley most loyal according to Royko?
(a) Croney's, lobbyists, politicians and presidents.
(b) Family, neighbors, old buddies, the corner grocer.
(c) Athletes, celebrities, the wealthy and oil sheiks.
(d) Former teachers, businessmen, mothers and veterans.

7. What personal relationship was Richard Daley maintaining that gave him the incentive to do well when he was working for Joe McDonough in the Cook County Treasurer's Office?
(a) He began working with a young politician named Adalai Stevenson.
(b) He served as liaison between Al Capone and his syndicate while he was in prison.
(c) He started doing business with Joe Kennedy.
(d) He began dating his future wife, Eleanor.

8. When Joe McDonough was elected to County Treasurer, what happened to Richard Daley?
(a) The two split and Daley continued to pursue his career in City Hall.
(b) McDonough kept Daley in his office as an aide.
(c) Daley decided to set his own course and run for state senate.
(d) Daley was left in Chicago City Hall where he eventually became a rival to McDonough.

9. What was the label that was given to those who had similar views to Richard Daley in the Cook County Democratic Party?
(a) Young Thugs.
(b) New Democrats.
(c) The Neophytes.
(d) The Liberals.

10. What was the name of the lawyer who investigated the relationship between Daley and Marovitz?
(a) Johnny Cochran.
(b) Thurgood Marshall.
(c) F. Lee Baily.
(d) William Kunstler.

11. What was the result of Richard Daley's hard work with the Democratic Central Committee?
(a) Influence of Republicans was almost eliminated.
(b) Chicago became the model of political efficiency.
(c) Crime was reduced dramatically.
(d) Street repairs for Chicago received sufficient funding.

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

13. What would Richard Daley do if he discovered one of his married, Catholic appointees was having an affair?
(a) He would see to it that his public service career in Chicago came to an end.
(b) He would get pictures of the officials indiscretions and use them to coerce his cooperation.
(c) He would encourge him to get marriage counceling.
(d) He would ignore it if he was a popular official.

14. How did Richard Daley regard suggestions from Independent members of the City Council?
(a) He would fly into a purple rage and publicly humilate those who proposed them.
(b) He sent them to a subcomittee where they eventually die.
(c) He would send his Chief of Staff to the council member to coerce his/her silence.
(d) He would contemplete them carefully upon their merits.

15. How did Richard Daley's day begin and end?
(a) With a cup of cofee and a blintz.
(b) With a police review of his enemies activities.
(c) With a ride in his limo.
(d) With a kiss from his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Introduction first appear?

2. What past time of Joe McDonough helped Richard Daley earn political status and why?

3. How were patronage jobs issued in Chicago?

4. What were the campaign issues pressed by the Republican candidate in the 1955 Chicago mayoral election?

5. What nickname did Richard Daley earn while national attention was focused on Chicago?

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