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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13-14, pgs. 312-383.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The event in which a voting mechanism was rigged and fistfights broke out on the floor of the legislature was called _____________________.
(a) Bloody Monday.
(b) Legislature Meltdown.
(c) New Orleans Brawl.
(d) Pontchartrain Free For All.

2. Long won the right to inspect some of the books of __________________.
(a) Texaco Oil.
(b) Standard Oil.
(c) AT&T.
(d) IBM.

3. In what year did Huey become governor of Louisiana?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1940.

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

5. In what area did Huey oppose Parker regarding taxes?
(a) Businesses that did not support Civil Rights.
(b) Entities that utilized child labor.
(c) Companies that refused to pay minimum wages.
(d) Entities that extracted national resources from soil and water. .

Short Answer Questions

1. Huey was one of the first politicians to use _______________ in political campaigning.

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

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

4. What did Huey use heavily during the 1928 gubernatorial campaign?

5. In what area of law did Huey become an expert?

(see the answer key)

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