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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the book Huey wrote?
(a) My Louisiana Home.
(b) Louisiana First and Foremost.
(c) Kingfisher.
(d) Every Man a King.

2. On what topic did Huey deliver a national radio broadcast on February 23, 1934?
(a) Conscription.
(b) Minimum Wage.
(c) Decentralization of wealth.
(d) Social Security.

3. Which state did the person in #122 represent?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Georgia.

4. With what type of people did Huey surround himself?
(a) Independent thinkers.
(b) Those who would profess allegiance.
(c) Borderline Democrats.
(d) Staunch Republicans.

5. Huey's forces tried to get the Senate vote that the impeachment charges were _____________________.
(a) Brought illegally.
(b) Premature.
(c) Were incoherent.
(d) Without substance.

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

7. Why were national guardsmen brought to New Orleans prior to an election?
(a) The Ku Klux Klan threatened violence.
(b) College students were doing sit-ins.
(c) Negroes were marching on the city.
(d) There was fear of a Choctaw armed coup.

8. What were Roosevelt's new administration programs called?
(a) Banking on America.
(b) Hands Across America.
(c) The New Deal.
(d) A Step Up.

9. What crop was in surplus in the South in 1932?
(a) Soybeans.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Peanuts.
(d) Tobacco.

10. What was the result of Huey's probe into New Orleans vice?
(a) He was mugged on the street.
(b) Shots were fired into his home.
(c) The tires of his car were shot out.
(d) His son was kidnapped.

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

12. At this point in time, Huey was viewed by many as being _________________.
(a) A negative force.
(b) A conservative.
(c) A savior.
(d) An icon.

13. Huey proposed the construction of a new ____________________.
(a) State house.
(b) Hospital.
(c) Governor's mansion.
(d) University.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the gubernatorial candidate Huey and the Old Regulars agreed to support?

2. Who was Huey's choice for Lieutenant Governor candidate?

3. On what date was Huey sworn in as Senator in Washington?

4. Huey worked to help _______________ obtain the Democratic for U.S. President.

5. What was the nickname Huey called his opponent Senator Joseph E. Ransdell?

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