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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Huey's choice for Lieutenant Governor candidate?
(a) John B. Fournet.
(b) Charles Lafayette.
(c) William Toquay.
(d) Miller Valentine.

2. What issue did Huey campaign for in 1933 that made him unpopular in Louisiana?
(a) Higher education subsidies.
(b) Louisiana tax reform.
(c) Toll bridge repairs.
(d) Interstate highway system.

3. What organization investigated Huey and his associates?
(a) Central Intelligence Agency.
(b) Internal Revenue Service.
(c) Ku Klux Klan.
(d) Federal Bureau of Investigation.

4. Which of the following was NOT a committee on which Huey was involved?
(a) Judiciary.
(b) Interoceanic Affairs.
(c) Interstate Commerce.
(d) Arms Appropriation.

5. What did Huey feel he needed to help the people?
(a) Education.
(b) Friends.
(c) Money.
(d) Power.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a filibuster?

2. Huey opposed the ratification of a treaty regarding which body of water?

3. Which Senator did Huey help get elected?

4. What was the main purpose of Huey's newspaper?

5. How much of his/her salary did state employees have to pay to fund Huey's newspaper?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Round Robin?

2. What were the conditions under which Huey agreed to run for the Senate?

3. What was the Square Deal Association and what was their position on Huey?

4. Describe some of the violence surrounding the hearing to investigate New Orleans vice.

5. How did Huey become a fixture at Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge?

6. Describe Huey's interference in the Louisiana State University football program.

7. Who were the gubernatorial candidates in Louisiana in 1932?

8. Why did Huey publish a newspaper and write a book in 1933?

9. What persona was Huey achieving and with what type of people did he surround himself?

10. How did the people of Louisiana treat Huey when he supported a reform of the Louisiana tax system?

(see the answer keys)

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