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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what university did Huey win a scholarship?
(a) Duke University.
(b) Cambridge University.
(c) Louisiana State University.
(d) Stanford University.

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

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

4. What was the only company that ever hired Huey?
(a) Consolidated-Progressive Oil Corporation.
(b) Allied Oil Corporation.
(c) BP Oil Corporation.
(d) Gulf Shores Oil Company.

5. Against what company did Huey fight a rate increase in February of 1921?
(a) Baton Rouge Utility Company.
(b) Standard Oil.
(c) Cumberland Company.
(d) Gulf Shores Oil.

6. What nickname did Huey acquire after moving into the governor's mansion?
(a) Big Daddy.
(b) Kingfish.
(c) The Big Cheese.
(d) Mr. Governor.

7. Who became a political foe of Long's in Washington?
(a) Franklin Roosevelt.
(b) Herbert Hoover.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Lyndon Johnson.

8. What was the name of the group that presented a resolution to impeach Huey Long?
(a) Turbo Team.
(b) Dynamiters.
(c) Liberals.
(d) Do-Gooders.

9. In what year did Huey run for governor of Louisiana?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1923.

10. What was a dominant personality characteristic of Huey Long's?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Gentility.
(c) Charisma.
(d) Compassion.

11. How much was Huey fined in a libel suit?
(a) $1.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $15,000.

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

13. Huey's foes liked to present him as ________________.
(a) An anarchist.
(b) A bleeding heart Liberal.
(c) A lunatic.
(d) A Bolshevist.

14. In what city was Huey Long assassinated?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Baton Rouge.
(c) Savannah.
(d) Little Rock.

15. Many people characterized Huey as _______________.
(a) A womanizer.
(b) An idiot.
(c) A hero.
(d) A saint.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Long won the right to inspect some of the books of __________________.

3. In what year did Huey Long win a Senate seat?

4. Who did Huey support in the 1916 election?

5. What was the result of the case in #46?

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