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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. What role figured into Huey's political career plans?
(a) Secretary of State.
(b) F.B.I. Chief.
(c) U.S. President.
(d) Attorney General.

2. Who was Dave McConnell?
(a) Huey's campaign finance manager.
(b) Huey's publicity manager.
(c) Huey's dentist.
(d) Huey's brother-in-law.

3. Many people characterized Huey as _______________.
(a) A hero.
(b) A saint.
(c) A womanizer.
(d) An idiot.

4. In what state did Huey and Harley travel as salesmen?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Florida.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Texas.

5. Huey became an advocate for change in the area of __________________.
(a) Immigration law.
(b) Minimum wage law.
(c) Employer's liability law.
(d) Sexual harassment law.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year was Huey Long assassinated?

3. Who was Huey's Lieutenant Governor?

4. Where did Huey move after he won his seat on the Commission?

5. In what election did Huey begin to influence decisions and build his power base for the next gubernatorial election?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What was the big case regarding bridges that influenced Huey's career?

9. Describe Huey as a child.

10. What impact did Huey's brother, Julius, have on Huey's life?

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