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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Huey and his bodyguards do almost every night?
(a) Read briefs.
(b) Entertained other senators.
(c) Played cards.
(d) Went to nightclubs.

2. Why was the National Guard called in once again?
(a) The Ku Klux Klan was holding rallies in New Orleans.
(b) Huey said there was an assassination plot against him.
(c) The Civil Rights marchers were threatening violence.
(d) There were a series of Negro lynchings.

3. Huey worked to help _______________ obtain the Democratic for U.S. President.
(a) Howard Taft.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Harry Truman.
(d) Franklin D. Roosevelt.

4. Which company was Huey convinced was behind the impeachment charges?
(a) Standard Oil.
(b) IBM.
(c) AT&T.
(d) Texaco Oil.

5. Who was the only Louisiana reporter Huey would talk to?
(a) Ed Beasley.
(b) Willie Stark.
(c) Charles Frampton.
(d) Charlie Boulanger.

6. How did Huey get tax bills passed?
(a) He used his goons as force.
(b) He lobbied endlessly.
(c) He wrote provisions into other bills.
(d) He appealed to Liberals.

7. What was the name of the newspaper started by Huey?
(a) The Vanguard.
(b) The Progress.
(c) The People's Press.
(d) The Motivator.

8. What did Huey do on his first day in the Senate?
(a) Took his staff to lunch.
(b) Worked twelve hours.
(c) Introduced himself to everyone on the floor.
(d) Called in sick.

9. What was the name of Huey's plan related to the topic in #142?
(a) Putting Security Back Into America.
(b) A Fair Wage for Everyone.
(c) Share Our Wealth.
(d) Defending the American Way.

10. What brought an end to the impeachment trial?
(a) Public pressure.
(b) Illegal proceedings.
(c) Statute of limitations.
(d) Insufficient votes.

11. What was Huey's important issue during his early days in the Senate?
(a) Medicare.
(b) Social Security.
(c) Civil Rights.
(d) Wealth redistribution.

12. In what city did Huey visit a nightclub?
(a) Miami.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Los Angeles.

13. On what ticket did Earl Long run for Governor of Louisiana?
(a) Liberal.
(b) Independent.
(c) Democratic.
(d) Republican.

14. Roosevelt thought Huey threatened _________________.
(a) Roosevelt's re-election.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Civilization.

15. Why did Huey spend so much time in other states in 1935?
(a) Researching.
(b) Delivering speeches.
(c) Lobbying.
(d) Campaigning.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of their salaries were state board members required to donate to Huey's Senate election campaign?

2. Who was Huey's informant inside the group in #161?

3. For whom did Huey campaign in the Presidential election?

4. In what city were the workers in #159 located?

5. In what building were the New Orleans vice hearings held?

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