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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What university was Huey interested in improving?
(a) Louisiana State University.
(b) Tulane University.
(c) Loyola University.
(d) University of New Orleans.

3. What did Huey feel he needed to help the people?
(a) Money.
(b) Power.
(c) Education.
(d) Friends.

4. In what city were the workers in #159 located?
(a) Baton Rouge.
(b) Lafayette.
(c) Shreveport.
(d) Kenner.

5. What was the name of the document that contained the signatures of Senators who said they would not vote for impeachment?
(a) Round Robin.
(b) Habeas Writ.
(c) Senatorial Pardon.
(d) Writ of Impeachment.

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

7. Huey was also classified as ______________________.
(a) A mass leader.
(b) A genius.
(c) A hero.
(d) A criminal.

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

9. Huey was the first to use _______________ in a campaign.
(a) Radio advertising.
(b) Bumper stickers.
(c) An airplane.
(d) A sound truck.

10. What major program was launched after Huey's Senate win?
(a) The minimum wage program.
(b) The lakes and rivers program.
(c) The college tuition program.
(d) The roads program.

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

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

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

14. Each side in the impeachment trial was accused of _________________.
(a) Tampering with absentee ballots.
(b) Scandal mongering.
(c) Buying votes.
(d) Illegal promotions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the book Huey wrote?

2. Which of the following was NOT a program that Huey supported?

3. What did Huey do on his first day in the Senate?

4. What issue did Huey campaign for in 1933 that made him unpopular in Louisiana?

5. What was the main purpose of Huey's newspaper?

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