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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Huey became an advocate for change in the area of __________________.
(a) Immigration law.
(b) Sexual harassment law.
(c) Employer's liability law.
(d) Minimum wage law.

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

4. Where did Huey run his political campaign?
(a) A warehouse.
(b) His mother's house.
(c) The state capitol.
(d) A V.F.W. hall.

5. Which candidates usually won when they had the support of the Ring?
(a) Wealthy candidates.
(b) First-time candidates.
(c) Liberal candidates.
(d) Rural candidates.

6. To which commission did Huey win an election?
(a) Railroad Commission.
(b) Tax Commission.
(c) Penal Commission.
(d) Labor Commission.

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

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

9. Who was Dave McConnell?
(a) Huey's brother-in-law.
(b) Huey's dentist.
(c) Huey's campaign finance manager.
(d) Huey's publicity manager.

10. In what election did Huey begin to influence decisions and build his power base for the next gubernatorial election?
(a) The U.S. Senate race.
(b) The U.S. President race.
(c) The New Orleans mayoral race.
(d) The U.S. House of Representatives race.

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

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

13. To what city did Huey travel to attend the 1928 Democratic National Convention?
(a) Miami.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Houston.

14. What was one of the promises Huey made during his gubernatorial campaign?
(a) Government home loans.
(b) Tax cuts for home improvements.
(c) Food stamps.
(d) Surfaced roads.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Huey Long when he became governor?

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

3. What role figured into Huey's political career plans?

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

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

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