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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) 35.
(b) 29.
(c) 66.
(d) 54.

2. What body of water flooded more than two million acres of land in Louisiana in 1927?
(a) The Gulf of Mexico.
(b) Lake Pontchartrain.
(c) The Mississippi River.
(d) The Monongahela River.

3. To what political party did Huey belong?
(a) Democratic.
(b) Liberal.
(c) Independent.
(d) Republican.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Huey support in the 1916 election?

2. Of what state did Huey Long become governor?

3. Who helped Huey defend Senator Harper when he was indicted for violating the Espionage Act?

4. Where did Huey run his political campaign?

5. How much was Huey fined in a libel suit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Bloody Monday?

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

3. How did Huey slide into the national political scene by attending the Democratic National Convention?

4. What were Huey's political aspirations?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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