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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. How old was Huey Long when he became governor?
(a) 29.
(b) 66.
(c) 54.
(d) 35.

2. In what type of case did Huey win the biggest fee of his legal career?
(a) Sexual Harassment.
(b) Libel.
(c) Criminal.
(d) Divorce.

3. Where did Huey establish his campaign headquarters in New Orleans?
(a) The Four Seasons Hotel.
(b) The St. Regis Hotel.
(c) The Bonaventure Hotel.
(d) The Roosevelt Hotel.

4. What did Huey use heavily during the 1928 gubernatorial campaign?
(a) Whistle stop tours.
(b) Newspaper editorials.
(c) Radio ads.
(d) Promotional circulars.

5. In what year did Huey become governor of Louisiana?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1924.

Short Answer Questions

1. What issue did Huey try to avoid in the governor race?

2. When was Huey's gubernatorial inauguration?

3. Against what company did Huey fight a rate increase in February of 1921?

4. What was the only company that ever hired Huey?

5. Which of Huey's brothers paid his law school expenses?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the Ku Klux Klan a problem issue in Huey's gubernatorial run in 1923?

2. How did Huey's fight against the Cumberland Company's rate increases highlight his ability to fight for common people?

3. Describe Huey's campaign strategies during his run for governor in 1923.

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

5. What were some of the campaign tactics Huey used in the run for governor in 1927?

6. How successful was Huey's law practice?

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

8. What were Huey's political aspirations?

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

10. Who was John M. Parker and what was his political nemesis?

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