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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What body of water flooded more than two million acres of land in Louisiana in 1927?
(a) The Mississippi River.
(b) The Monongahela River.
(c) The Gulf of Mexico.
(d) Lake Pontchartrain.

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

4. In what state did Huey and Harley travel as salesmen?
(a) Florida.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Texas.
(d) South Carolina.

5. Where did Huey establish his campaign headquarters in New Orleans?
(a) The Four Seasons Hotel.
(b) The St. Regis Hotel.
(c) The Roosevelt Hotel.
(d) The Bonaventure Hotel.

6. What was a major campaign issue in the 1928 gubernatorial race?
(a) Minimum wage.
(b) Flood control programs.
(c) Women's right to vote.
(d) Luxury goods tax.

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

8. Why was Huey a long shot at winning the governor's race?
(a) He didn't have the support of the wealthy.
(b) He didn't have enough media attention.
(c) He was too young.
(d) He didn't have any legal experience.

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

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

11. The political machine in ________________ was known as the Old Regular or Ring.
(a) Lafayette.
(b) Winnfield.
(c) Buffalo.
(d) New Orleans.

12. What profession did Huey practice after his move to #25?
(a) Education.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Law.
(d) Industry.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Huey's hometown?

2. Which of Huey's brothers paid his law school expenses?

3. Where did Huey run his political campaign?

4. To what university did Huey win a scholarship?

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

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