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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10, pgs. 181-243.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Huey need to develop a power base?
(a) The U.S. Congress.
(b) The southwestern parishes.
(c) The metropolitan areas.
(d) The Democratic Party.

2. Huey became an advocate for change in the area of __________________.
(a) Employer's liability law.
(b) Sexual harassment law.
(c) Immigration law.
(d) Minimum wage law.

3. In what year did Huey Long become governor?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1988.

4. How old was Huey Long at the time of his death?
(a) 51.
(b) 35.
(c) 42.
(d) 67.

5. Of what state did Huey Long become governor?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Georgia.
(d) South Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

1. Against what company did Huey fight a rate increase in February of 1921?

2. Who became Huey's best friend upon meeting in a dry goods store?

3. Why was Huey a long shot at winning the governor's race?

4. What was a dominant personality characteristic of Huey Long's?

5. From what state had Huey's parents come when they moved the family to Louisiana in 1859?

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