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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the main purpose of Huey's newspaper?
(a) A propaganda vehicle.
(b) A fundraising vehicle.
(c) To get him elected to the Senate.
(d) To provide progress reports.

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

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

4. What happened to Huey at the nightclub?
(a) He was photographed kissing a cocktail waitress.
(b) He fainted.
(c) He suffered smoke inhalation.
(d) He was attacked in the restroom.

5. Which Senator did Huey help get elected?
(a) Hattie Caraway.
(b) Martha Bonaventure.
(c) Annette Hall.
(d) Margaret Wilson.

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

7. What was the name of the group organized to erode Huey's power?
(a) Long Overdue.
(b) Phooey on Huey.
(c) Little by Little.
(d) A Bunch of Huey.

8. Huey would only talk to reporters from __________________.
(a) Baton Rouge.
(b) Shreveport.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Out-of-state papers.

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

10. How much of their salaries were state board members required to donate to Huey's Senate election campaign?
(a) 10%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 5%.
(d) 20%.

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

12. Which of the following was NOT a program that Huey supported?
(a) Severance tax.
(b) No state tax.
(c) Free school books.
(d) Road Works.

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

14. What type of business did Huey open in New Orleans while serving in the Senate?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Medical.
(c) Exporting.
(d) Law.

15. What announcement did Huey make on July 15, 1930?
(a) His terminal illness.
(b) His retirement from politics.
(c) His candidacy for U.S. Senate.
(d) His bid for re-election as governor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bodyguards did Huey have during his Senate days?

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

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

4. Roosevelt thought Huey threatened _________________.

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

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