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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. When was Huey's gubernatorial inauguration?
(a) March 1, 1928.
(b) January 1, 1928.
(c) April 15, 1928.
(d) May 21, 1928.

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

3. Against what company did Huey fight a rate increase in February of 1921?
(a) Baton Rouge Utility Company.
(b) Gulf Shores Oil.
(c) Cumberland Company.
(d) Standard Oil.

4. How many years did it take Huey to pass the bar exam?
(a) 1.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

5. For what act did Huey offer Harley money and immunity?
(a) Siphon tax dollars for personal use.
(b) Kill his brother.
(c) Cover up his affair with Alice.
(d) Kill J.Y. Sanders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Huey need to develop a power base?

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

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

4. What nickname did Huey acquire after moving into the governor's mansion?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What was the nature of the severance tax on which Huey and Parker disagreed?

6. Describe Huey's sales ability.

7. How successful was Huey's law practice?

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

9. What were the circumstances behind of the first attempt to impeach Huey?

10. What were two campaign promises that Huey made that he was making come true?

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