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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 was the name of Huey's plan related to the topic in #142?
(a) Share Our Wealth.
(b) A Fair Wage for Everyone.
(c) Defending the American Way.
(d) Putting Security Back Into America.

2. What happened to Huey at the nightclub?
(a) He suffered smoke inhalation.
(b) He fainted.
(c) He was attacked in the restroom.
(d) He was photographed kissing a cocktail waitress.

3. Why was the National Guard called in once again?
(a) The Civil Rights marchers were threatening violence.
(b) There were a series of Negro lynchings.
(c) Huey said there was an assassination plot against him.
(d) The Ku Klux Klan was holding rallies in New Orleans.

4. Share the Wealth Clubs were primarily formed by _____________.
(a) Negroes.
(b) Liberals.
(c) Conservatives.
(d) Democrats.

5. Huey refused to give the position of _________________ to his brother, Earl.
(a) Finance Director.
(b) Lieutenant Governor.
(c) Secretary of State.
(d) Campaign Manager.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT a committee on which Huey was involved?

2. With what type of people did Huey surround himself?

3. Why were national guardsmen brought to New Orleans prior to an election?

4. Who was the only Louisiana reporter Huey would talk to?

5. What issue did Huey campaign for in 1933 that made him unpopular in Louisiana?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the initiatives that Huey was most proud of during his tenure as governor of Louisiana?

2. What was the Little by Little group?

3. What was the state of Huey's social life while in Washington?

4. How did the people of Louisiana treat Huey when he supported a reform of the Louisiana tax system?

5. What other areas at Louisiana State University (LSU) did Huey get involved in?

6. Describe Huey's interference in the Louisiana State University football program.

7. How did Huey become a fixture at Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge?

8. Why did Huey publish a newspaper and write a book in 1933?

9. What were the conditions under which Huey agreed to run for the Senate?

10. How did Franklin Roosevelt's influence contribute to Huey's acting more like a conventional Senator?

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