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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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. House of Representatives race.
(c) The New Orleans mayoral race.
(d) The U.S. President race.

4. In what year did Huey Long win a Senate seat?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1950.

5. Who was the banker whom Huey met and would marry several years later?
(a) Lynee Simpson.
(b) Rose McConnell.
(c) Alice Conley.
(d) Aggie Morton.

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

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

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

9. What did Huey denounce in the 1928 gubernatorial race?
(a) The New Orleans Ring.
(b) The Catholic Church.
(c) The Louisiana school system.
(d) The cigarette tax law.

10. Huey formulated a __________________ that was not accepted by the independent oil producer's association.
(a) Minimum wage bill.
(b) Pipeline bill.
(c) Tax bill.
(d) Voter's rights bill.

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

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

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

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

15. What was the result of the case in #46?
(a) Indictments against the board members.
(b) The charges were withdrawn.
(c) Refunds for customers.
(d) It was settled out of court.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the big case that influenced Huey's career over the next few years?

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

3. In what state did Huey and Harley travel as salesmen?

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

5. What was the main charge on which Huey would be tried in impeachment proceedings?

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