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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following was NOT an area that saw great improvement during Huey's tenure as Governor?
(a) Prison reform.
(b) Roads and bridges.
(c) Educational facilities.
(d) Arts programs.

3. How many workers did the Standard Register announce it was going to lay off in January of 1935?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 300.
(c) 2,500.
(d) 50.

4. What was the nickname Huey called his opponent Senator Joseph E. Ransdell?
(a) Old Stick in the Mud.
(b) Old Piss and Vinegar.
(c) Old Ironsides.
(d) Old Feather Duster.

5. What organization investigated Huey and his associates?
(a) Central Intelligence Agency.
(b) Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(c) Internal Revenue Service.
(d) Ku Klux Klan.

6. Huey opposed Roosevelt on the ratification of the ________________.
(a) Minimum Wage Act.
(b) World Court Treaty.
(c) Women's Voting Act.
(d) The New Deal.

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

8. Share the Wealth Clubs were primarily formed by _____________.
(a) Conservatives.
(b) Negroes.
(c) Liberals.
(d) Democrats.

9. How much of his/her salary did state employees have to pay to fund Huey's newspaper?
(a) 20%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 3%.
(d) 5%.

10. Why was Huey's demeanor regarding LSU?
(a) Interfering.
(b) Antagonistic.
(c) Vengeful.
(d) Watchful.

11. As a show of disdain for the rich, Huey had his name removed from ________________________.
(a) The Forbes 100.
(b) The Louisiana Historical Society.
(c) The Washington Social Register.
(d) The American Revolution Society.

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

13. A move to destroy Huey Long was rumored to be financed by ___________________.
(a) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(b) Andrew Carnegie.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) J.P. Morgan.

14. Who was Huey's informant inside the group in #161?
(a) Charlie Bateux.
(b) Miller Boulanger.
(c) Sidney Songy.
(d) Martin Elsmore.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Each side in the impeachment trial was accused of _________________.

3. What crop was in surplus in the South in 1932?

4. What major program was launched after Huey's Senate win?

5. Huey opposed the ratification of a treaty regarding which body of water?

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