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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many charges were presented in the impeachment resolution?
(a) 10.
(b) 23.
(c) 51.
(d) 19.

2. In what year did the House impeach Huey?
(a) He was not impeached.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1933.

3. In what area of law did Huey become an expert?
(a) Workman's Compensation.
(b) Real Estate.
(c) Criminal.
(d) Divorce.

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

5. Who became Huey's best friend upon meeting in a dry goods store?
(a) Ed Feverfew.
(b) Harley Bozeman.
(c) Harvey Buchanan.
(d) Miller Bucknell.

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

7. In what year did Huey quit high school?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1954.

8. Campaigning for the 1928 gubernatorial race began in _________________.
(a) November 1926.
(b) June 1926.
(c) February 1927.
(d) March 1927

9. In what year was Huey Long assassinated?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1983.

10. In what type of case did Huey win the biggest fee of his legal career?
(a) Divorce.
(b) Sexual Harassment.
(c) Libel.
(d) Criminal.

11. Huey proposed a bill for a tax on ______________ to provide revenue for hospitals and charitable organizations.
(a) Carbon black.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Gasoline.
(d) Tea.

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

13. What did Huey use heavily during the 1928 gubernatorial campaign?
(a) Newspaper editorials.
(b) Whistle stop tours.
(c) Promotional circulars.
(d) Radio ads.

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

15. What was the main charge on which Huey would be tried in impeachment proceedings?
(a) Murder.
(b) Theft.
(c) Bribery.
(d) Espionage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the lard product that Huey and Harley sold as traveling salesmen?

2. What was one of the promises Huey made during his gubernatorial campaign?

3. Huey formulated a __________________ that was not accepted by the independent oil producer's association.

4. What issue did Huey try to avoid in the governor race?

5. Who was the banker whom Huey met and would marry several years later?

(see the answer keys)

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