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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many patronage jobs did Vito Marzullo have for his precinct?
(a) 4000.
(b) 400 per zip code.
(c) 400.
(d) 40.

2. How often were Richard Daley's phones checked for bugs?
(a) Twice a day.
(b) Daily.
(c) Twice a week.
(d) Weekly.

3. What was Richard Daley able to accomplish with the additional funding that the Republican Governor of Illinois granted to Chicago in 1956?
(a) Show the parents of school children that he wanted to improve education.
(b) Show the voters who could not afford a car that he would help them get to work.
(c) Show decision makers in Washington that he could support their plans.
(d) Begin new construction and present tangible proof to the voters that he is wasting no time in improving the city.

4. In his earlier years as Chicago Mayor, Richard Daley walked down Michigan Avenue to greet people. Why did he stop the practice?
(a) People who protested his power were a potential threat to his safety.
(b) The walk in the early morning air was hard on his declining health.
(c) The neighborhood became run-down and embarrassing.
(d) He moved to a new, spacious house which made a trip to Michigan for a walk impractical.

5. What were the qualifications that a ward committeeman had to prove to get appointed to the head of a city department?
(a) They had to deliver huge number of votes for Democrat candidates.
(b) A clean criminal background and at lease five years experience in a related field.
(c) They had to have an attractive resume filled with achievements that could be verified.
(d) They had to have or be working toward a master's degree related to the position for which they were contending.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Royko describe as Richard Daley's character traits?

3. What made the Cook County Democratic Central Committee so powerful?

4. In what year did Richard Daley die?

5. What was the reputation of the mayor who preceded Richard Daley?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the most notable contribution Richard Daley made to the Cook County Democratic Central Committee and how was it shown?

2. What did Richard Daley's 1971 election victory mean for political observers around the country?

3. What was a rumor the Democratic Machine spread about Alderman Robert Merriam to help Richard Daley's win the 1955 mayoral election?

4. What was the "Battle of Michigan Avenue"?

5. Why did Richard Daley have a daily meeting with the director of patronage and why was it important to his power?

6. Who was Mike Royko and what was his interest in Richard Daley?

7. Why, according to Mike Royko, were immigrants supportive of Richard Daley?

8. Who opposed Richard Daley's candidacy for Cook County Democratic Chairman, and how did Daley end up getting the position?

9. Who were two important candidates that Richard Daley chose to run for office after the turmoil of the 1968 Democrat National Convention and why was it important for them to win?

10. How did Richard Daley deal with scandals and inefficiencies within the city departments in Chicago?

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