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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Huey's brothers paid his law school expenses?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Earl.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Julius.

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

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

4. Of what state did Huey Long become governor?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) South Carolina.

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

6. What was the name of the lard product that Huey and Harley sold as traveling salesmen?
(a) Greased Lightning.
(b) NewLard.
(c) Cottolene.
(d) Lard 'n Lube.

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

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

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

10. In what city did Huey attend high school?
(a) Shreveport.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Kenner.
(d) Baton Rouge.

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

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

13. In what city was Huey Long assassinated?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Little Rock.
(c) Baton Rouge.
(d) Savannah.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which senatorial campaign did Huey work for that helped his own visibility as well?

2. Which campaign promise caused Huey the most trouble?

3. With what major oil company did Parker broker a deal regarding taxes?

4. What was a major campaign issue in the 1928 gubernatorial race?

5. What body of water flooded more than two million acres of land in Louisiana in 1927?

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