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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what state does Eliot Wigginton live and work?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Kentucky.

2. In 1977, what property did the Foxfire organization purchase?
(a) The lot on which the burned building stood.
(b) The old firehouse.
(c) The old log mayor's house.
(d) The old hospital building.

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

4. What was the title of the book published by Foxfire Press during the period covered by the grant?
(a) The Foxfire Book of Wood Stove Cookery.
(b) Mountain Laurel and Other Appalachian Trees.
(c) The Foxfire Book of Mountain Medicinal Herbs.
(d) Quilting in Southern Georgia.

5. What kind of factory is located in Mountain City in the present day?
(a) A pants factory.
(b) A toy factory.
(c) A plastics factory.
(d) An automobile factory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not something the Mountain City community told Foxfire it wants for their town?

2. What is the name of the county seat of Eliot Wigginton's county?

3. What item does Eliot Wigginton not want to see on the menu of a diner in his community?

4. What is the status of the railroad depot in Mountain City today?

5. In the 1930's in Mountain City, what fruit was grown locally, sorted and boxed at a packing house near the depot?

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