Huey Long Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

T. Harry Williams
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Huey Long Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

T. Harry Williams
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Huey run for governor of Louisiana?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1913.

2. With whom did Huey have an affair?
(a) Alice Lee.
(b) Margaret Murphy.
(c) Aggie Watson.
(d) Sadie Miller.

3. What did Huey do with the money he earned from the case in #28?
(a) Invested in stock.
(b) Traveled internationally.
(c) Built a house.
(d) Bought a car.

4. Who was Huey's Lieutenant Governor?
(a) Paul Cyr.
(b) Willie Edwards.
(c) Ed Zentz.
(d) Mike Marsden.

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

6. For what act did Huey offer Harley money and immunity?
(a) Kill his brother.
(b) Cover up his affair with Alice.
(c) Kill J.Y. Sanders.
(d) Siphon tax dollars for personal use.

7. Where did Huey establish his campaign headquarters in New Orleans?
(a) The Bonaventure Hotel.
(b) The Four Seasons Hotel.
(c) The Roosevelt Hotel.
(d) The St. Regis Hotel.

8. Against what company did Huey fight a rate increase in February of 1921?
(a) Standard Oil.
(b) Baton Rouge Utility Company.
(c) Cumberland Company.
(d) Gulf Shores Oil.

9. Where did Huey run his political campaign?
(a) A V.F.W. hall.
(b) The state capitol.
(c) A warehouse.
(d) His mother's house.

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

11. Why was Huey a long shot at winning the governor's race?
(a) He didn't have enough media attention.
(b) He didn't have the support of the wealthy.
(c) He didn't have any legal experience.
(d) He was too young.

12. In what year did Huey quit high school?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1922.

13. Huey's foes liked to present him as ________________.
(a) A bleeding heart Liberal.
(b) An anarchist.
(c) A lunatic.
(d) A Bolshevist.

14. When was Huey's gubernatorial inauguration?
(a) May 21, 1928.
(b) January 1, 1928.
(c) March 1, 1928.
(d) April 15, 1928.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession did Huey practice after his move to #25?

2. The political machine in ________________ was known as the Old Regular or Ring.

3. What was a major campaign issue in the 1928 gubernatorial race?

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

5. Which campaign promise caused Huey the most trouble?

(see the answer keys)

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