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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Many people characterized Huey as _______________.
(a) A hero.
(b) A saint.
(c) A womanizer.
(d) An idiot.
2. What issue did Huey try to avoid in the governor race?
(a) Women's right to vote.
(b) Civil Rights.
(c) The Ku Klux Klan.
(d) Birth control.
3. How much was Huey fined in a libel suit?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $1.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $15,000.
4. What was Huey's philosophy?
(a) He could sell anything to anyone.
(b) Even a blind hog gets an acorn once in awhile.
(c) One in the hand is worth two in the bush.
(d) The early bird gets the worm.
5. Why was Huey a long shot at winning the governor's race?
(a) He didn't have any legal experience.
(b) He didn't have the support of the wealthy.
(c) He was too young.
(d) He didn't have enough media attention.
6. What did Huey use heavily during the 1928 gubernatorial campaign?
(a) Whistle stop tours.
(b) Newspaper editorials.
(c) Promotional circulars.
(d) Radio ads.
7. What was the big case that influenced Huey's career over the next few years?
(a) The Dr. Sam Sheppard case.
(b) The Caddo Parish case.
(c) The Lake Pontchartrain Bridge case.
(d) The New Orleans Civil Rights case.
8. In what year did Huey Long win a Senate seat?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1950.
9. What was the main charge on which Huey would be tried in impeachment proceedings?
(a) Bribery.
(b) Espionage.
(c) Theft.
(d) Murder.
10. What was the name of Huey's hometown?
(a) Grand Prairie.
(b) Winnfield.
(c) Cordele.
(d) Baton Rouge.
11. With whom did Huey have an affair?
(a) Sadie Miller.
(b) Aggie Watson.
(c) Margaret Murphy.
(d) Alice Lee.
12. In what city did Huey attend high school?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Shreveport.
(c) Kenner.
(d) Baton Rouge.
13. How old was Huey Long when he became governor?
(a) 66.
(b) 54.
(c) 29.
(d) 35.
14. What was a major fear of Huey's?
(a) Scandal.
(b) Assassination.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Alzheimer's.
15. Against what company did Huey fight a rate increase in February of 1921?
(a) Cumberland Company.
(b) Standard Oil.
(c) Baton Rouge Utility Company.
(d) Gulf Shores Oil.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which senatorial campaign did Huey work for that helped his own visibility as well?
2. Long won the right to inspect some of the books of __________________.
3. What did Huey do with the money he earned from the case in #28?
4. From what state had Huey's parents come when they moved the family to Louisiana in 1859?
5. Where did Huey establish his campaign headquarters in New Orleans?
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