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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Southern Folk Pottery: Burlon and Irene Craig - Norman and Irene Smith.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Harley Penland?
(a) Sixty-two.
(b) Ninety.
(c) Eighty-three.
(d) Fifty.

2. When Harvey Penland was a child, how long was his school year?
(a) Nine months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Two months.

3. What did the Tutt family grow on their farm?
(a) Tomatoes and squash.
(b) Apples, peaches, and other fruits.
(c) Soybeans.
(d) Corn, cotton, peanuts, wheat, oats and cane.

4. Why don't Mountain City residents want to build something that would draw increased tourists to their community?
(a) They want more factories instead.
(b) They want to tear down the town and move elsewhere.
(c) They don't like outsiders visiting them.
(d) They don't want more traffic, noise or fast food restaurants.

5. What kind of mill does Norman Smith use to mix his clay?
(a) A pug mill.
(b) A Macedonian mill.
(c) A Cantonese mill.
(d) A glass mill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements does not describe a mill Burlon Craig used for mixing his clay?

2. What types of pottery did Cheever Meaders prefer to make?

3. What organization gave Foxfire a grant that allowed the organization to hire a person to coordinate the development of manuscripts for Foxfire Press for one year?

4. What was the Tutt family supposed to put on their cotton plants to kill boll weevils?

5. In what year was Bruce Mosley born?

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