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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13-14, pgs. 312-383.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The event in which a voting mechanism was rigged and fistfights broke out on the floor of the legislature was called _____________________.
(a) Pontchartrain Free For All.
(b) Bloody Monday.
(c) New Orleans Brawl.
(d) Legislature Meltdown.

2. What was the name of Huey's hometown?
(a) Grand Prairie.
(b) Winnfield.
(c) Cordele.
(d) Baton Rouge.

3. Who was Huey's Lieutenant Governor?
(a) Willie Edwards.
(b) Mike Marsden.
(c) Ed Zentz.
(d) Paul Cyr.

4. What was Huey's philosophy?
(a) Even a blind hog gets an acorn once in awhile.
(b) He could sell anything to anyone.
(c) The early bird gets the worm.
(d) One in the hand is worth two in the bush.

5. Where did Huey establish his campaign headquarters in New Orleans?
(a) The Four Seasons Hotel.
(b) The Roosevelt Hotel.
(c) The Bonaventure Hotel.
(d) The St. Regis Hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Huey eventually began a movement to _______________.

2. Which senatorial campaign did Huey work for that helped his own visibility as well?

3. The political machine in ________________ was known as the Old Regular or Ring.

4. What was a major fear of Huey's?

5. Who became a political foe of Long's in Washington?

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