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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. The event in which a voting mechanism was rigged and fistfights broke out on the floor of the legislature was called _____________________.
(a) Bloody Monday.
(b) New Orleans Brawl.
(c) Pontchartrain Free For All.
(d) Legislature Meltdown.

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

3. In what city did Huey attend high school?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Kenner.
(c) Baton Rouge.
(d) Shreveport.

4. Why was Huey a long shot at winning the governor's race?
(a) He didn't have any legal experience.
(b) He didn't have enough media attention.
(c) He didn't have the support of the wealthy.
(d) He was too young.

5. What was one of the promises Huey made during his gubernatorial campaign?
(a) Surfaced roads.
(b) Government home loans.
(c) Food stamps.
(d) Tax cuts for home improvements.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Huey famous for representing?

2. What was the result of the case in #46?

3. What role figured into Huey's political career plans?

4. What was the name of the lard product that Huey and Harley sold as traveling salesmen?

5. Huey eventually began a movement to _______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Huey's sales ability.

2. What were some of Huey's innovative campaign techniques?

3. What were some of the campaign promises Huey delivered on and how did he plan to finance them?

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

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

6. What types of clients did Huey represent in his Shreveport law office?

7. Describe Huey as a child.

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

9. Summarize Huey Long's life as a U.S. Senator until his untimely death in 1935.

10. In what type of household did Huey grow up?

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