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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which campaign promise caused Huey the most trouble?
(a) No state taxes.
(b) Free fishing licenses.
(c) Free textbooks for school children.
(d) Reduced gas and oil bills for homes.

2. Huey's foes liked to present him as ________________.
(a) A Bolshevist.
(b) An anarchist.
(c) A lunatic.
(d) A bleeding heart Liberal.

3. What issue did Huey try to avoid in the governor race?
(a) Women's right to vote.
(b) Civil Rights.
(c) The Ku Klux Klan.
(d) Birth control.

4. In what year did Huey Long become governor?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1988.

5. Where did Huey need to develop a power base?
(a) The Democratic Party.
(b) The metropolitan areas.
(c) The southwestern parishes.
(d) The U.S. Congress.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city was Huey Long assassinated?

2. In what year did the House impeach Huey?

3. What was a major campaign issue in the 1928 gubernatorial race?

4. What was one of the promises Huey made during his gubernatorial campaign?

5. Who was Joe Messina?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Huey's family live in the governor's mansion?

2. What was Bloody Monday?

3. Describe Huey as a child.

4. Describe Huey's sales ability.

5. What happened after Huey lost a few sales jobs and ended up broke in Memphis?

6. What were some of the challenges that faced Huey as he began his gubernatorial race in 1927?

7. How did Huey begin to establish his power base and his popularity in Louisiana?

8. What were Huey's political aspirations?

9. What personal privileges did Huey take at taxpayer expense?

10. Sum up Huey Long's life up until his time as a U.S. Senator.

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