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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. To what political party did Huey belong?
(a) Independent.
(b) Liberal.
(c) Republican.
(d) Democratic.

4. Huey was one of the first politicians to use _______________ in political campaigning.
(a) Documentaries.
(b) Whistle stops.
(c) An automobile.
(d) TV ads.

5. How many years did it take Huey to pass the bar exam?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

6. What did Huey do with the money he earned from the case in #28?
(a) Bought a car.
(b) Traveled internationally.
(c) Built a house.
(d) Invested in stock.

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

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

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

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

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

12. Which senatorial campaign did Huey work for that helped his own visibility as well?
(a) Charles F. Lafayette.
(b) James A. Hall.
(c) Herme Boulanger.
(d) Edwin S. Broussard.

13. In what year did Huey become governor of Louisiana?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1924.

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

15. What issue did Huey try to avoid in the governor race?
(a) Women's right to vote.
(b) Birth control.
(c) The Ku Klux Klan.
(d) Civil Rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Huey Long assassinated?

2. Where did Huey need to develop a power base?

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

4. Which campaign promise caused Huey the most trouble?

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

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