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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11-12, pgs. 244-311.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what state did Huey Long become governor?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Arkansas.

2. How much was Huey fined in a libel suit?
(a) $1.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $5,000.

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

4. What was the big case that influenced Huey's career over the next few years?
(a) The Caddo Parish case.
(b) The New Orleans Civil Rights case.
(c) The Lake Pontchartrain Bridge case.
(d) The Dr. Sam Sheppard case.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Huey's foes liked to present him as ________________.

2. What was the only company that ever hired Huey?

3. Why was Huey a long shot at winning the governor's race?

4. In what city was Huey Long assassinated?

5. Who was the banker whom Huey met and would marry several years later?

(see the answer key)

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