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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. Which of the following is not a good reason to choose a hen or rooster for breeding?
(a) Their speed and height.
(b) The spring, or amount of bend in the bird's knee.
(c) The bird's color.
(d) Their ability to cut.

2. Which of the following statements does not describe a mill Burlon Craig used for mixing his clay?
(a) Metal.
(b) Brick.
(c) Drawn by mules, horses, and tractors.
(d) Wooden.

3. What are fighting chickens sometimes given prior to a fight to give them extra energy?
(a) Caffeine.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) A little fruit.
(d) A little honey or sugar.

4. What rule is there in cockfighting for running chickens?
(a) Running chickens are made to enter a chicken race.
(b) A running chicken can't win.
(c) A running chicken is sold for breeding.
(d) Running chickens are put back into the pit to fight more.

5. At what age did Norman Smith begin his pottery business with his wife?
(a) Thirty-eight.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Sixty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Clyde Gibson say decides if a chicken fight can occur?

2. What is the only ingredient that Louis Brown has to add to his clay?

3. Where do Burlon and Irene Craig live?

4. In which branch of the military did Burlon Craig once serve?

5. What types of items do the Wilsons import from Taiwan and resell?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how the Hewells turn out quality pottery in less time for less cost.

2. How does Irene Smith typify the wife of an Appalachian folk potter?

3. Describe the unique drying system the Wilsons create.

4. Why do game chicken breeders sometimes refuse to sell their best chickens, even if they could profit substantially from the sale?

5. Since they don't advertise their business, how do the Browns get customers for their pottery?

6. Discuss Burlon Craig's collection of pottery and the increasing value of antique pottery.

7. Explain what buggy jugs were.

8. How does Louis Brown say that trains can affect pottery?

9. Why don't the Wilsons glaze much of their pottery?

10. Describe the new kiln Louis Brown has built.

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