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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was the name of the book Huey wrote?
(a) Kingfisher.
(b) Louisiana First and Foremost.
(c) My Louisiana Home.
(d) Every Man a King.
2. With which organization at the college in #107 did Huey get particularly involved?
(a) The science club.
(b) The Literary Society.
(c) The basketball team.
(d) The marching band.
3. What issue did Huey campaign for in 1933 that made him unpopular in Louisiana?
(a) Interstate highway system.
(b) Louisiana tax reform.
(c) Higher education subsidies.
(d) Toll bridge repairs.
4. Why was the National Guard called in once again?
(a) Huey said there was an assassination plot against him.
(b) The Civil Rights marchers were threatening violence.
(c) The Ku Klux Klan was holding rallies in New Orleans.
(d) There were a series of Negro lynchings.
5. How many bodyguards did Huey have during his Senate days?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.
6. Who did Huey hire for a position at Louisiana State University (LSU), even though the school already had one?
(a) A band director.
(b) A football coach.
(c) A soccer coach.
(d) A basketball coach.
7. Huey's forces tried to get the Senate vote that the impeachment charges were _____________________.
(a) Brought illegally.
(b) Were incoherent.
(c) Without substance.
(d) Premature.
8. What were Roosevelt's new administration programs called?
(a) A Step Up.
(b) Banking on America.
(c) The New Deal.
(d) Hands Across America.
9. What was the name of the newspaper started by Huey?
(a) The Progress.
(b) The Motivator.
(c) The Vanguard.
(d) The People's Press.
10. Each side in the impeachment trial was accused of _________________.
(a) Illegal promotions.
(b) Buying votes.
(c) Tampering with absentee ballots.
(d) Scandal mongering.
11. Why did Huey return to New Orleans a few days after arriving at the Senate?
(a) To attend a statue dedication.
(b) To clean out his old office.
(c) To move his family into a new house.
(d) To attend farewell dinners.
12. At this point in time, Huey was viewed by many as being _________________.
(a) A savior.
(b) A negative force.
(c) A conservative.
(d) An icon.
13. In what city did Huey visit a nightclub?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Miami.
(d) Los Angeles.
14. What organization investigated Huey and his associates?
(a) Ku Klux Klan.
(b) Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(c) Central Intelligence Agency.
(d) Internal Revenue Service.
15. Where did Huey's family live while he was in the Senate?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Washington.
(c) Baton Rouge.
(d) Chicago.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Huey feel he needed to help the people?
2. What was the main purpose of Huey's newspaper?
3. What is a filibuster?
4. What was happening to Huey's power in 1934?
5. What announcement did Huey make on July 15, 1930?
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