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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who was Joe Messina?
(a) Huey' personal assistant.
(b) Huey's accountant.
(c) Huey's driver.
(d) Huey's tailor.
2. What percentage of the vote did Huey win in the governor race?
(a) 76.4%.
(b) 98.2%.
(c) 83.9%.
(d) 91.1%.
3. To what city did Huey travel to attend the 1928 Democratic National Convention?
(a) Miami.
(b) Houston.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Chicago.
4. To what university did Huey win a scholarship?
(a) Louisiana State University.
(b) Cambridge University.
(c) Stanford University.
(d) Duke University.
5. What did Huey do with the money he earned from the case in #28?
(a) Bought a car.
(b) Traveled internationally.
(c) Invested in stock.
(d) Built a house.
6. Campaigning for the 1928 gubernatorial race began in _________________.
(a) March 1927
(b) November 1926.
(c) February 1927.
(d) June 1926.
7. Who did Huey support in the 1916 election?
(a) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(b) Earl Long.
(c) John M. Parker.
(d) Herbert Hoover.
8. Many people characterized Huey as _______________.
(a) An idiot.
(b) A hero.
(c) A womanizer.
(d) A saint.
9. How old was Huey Long at the time of his death?
(a) 67.
(b) 51.
(c) 35.
(d) 42.
10. Who was the banker whom Huey met and would marry several years later?
(a) Lynee Simpson.
(b) Aggie Morton.
(c) Rose McConnell.
(d) Alice Conley.
11. To which commission did Huey win an election?
(a) Railroad Commission.
(b) Labor Commission.
(c) Tax Commission.
(d) Penal Commission.
12. What was the name of the lard product that Huey and Harley sold as traveling salesmen?
(a) Cottolene.
(b) Greased Lightning.
(c) Lard 'n Lube.
(d) NewLard.
13. What was one of the promises Huey made during his gubernatorial campaign?
(a) Government home loans.
(b) Food stamps.
(c) Surfaced roads.
(d) Tax cuts for home improvements.
14. Who helped Huey defend Senator Harper when he was indicted for violating the Espionage Act?
(a) Julius.
(b) Earl.
(c) Harvey.
(d) Eddie.
15. What was a major fear of Huey's?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Scandal.
(c) Assassination.
(d) Alzheimer's.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what year did Huey quit high school?
2. What was the result of the case in #46?
3. What was the main charge on which Huey would be tried in impeachment proceedings?
4. Why was Huey a long shot at winning the governor's race?
5. Where did Huey run his political campaign?
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