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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Remedies, Herb Doctors, and Healers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disease did Flora Youngblood cure by saying a Bible verse and blowing in the mouth of the afflicted for three days in a row?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Ulcers.
(d) Thrush.

2. What was the third book published by Foxfire Press?
(a) A Baptist hymnal.
(b) A book of mountain toys and games.
(c) A book of herbal remedies.
(d) A book on gunsmithing.

3. How did Flora's family get their clothing?
(a) Her father bought it from a catalog.
(b) Her mother sewed it.
(c) Their mother bought it at the general store.
(d) They got hand me downs from relatives.

4. With what have glowing plants like foxfire been associated over the ages?
(a) Treatment of burns and other skin ailments.
(b) Witches' brews, sorcerers, and elves.
(c) Weight loss.
(d) Radiation.

5. What did Flora learn to boil honeysuckle vines with to remove the bark?
(a) Turpentine.
(b) Baking soda.
(c) Vinegar.
(d) Washing powder.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were the topics to be featured in the new series of books from Foxfire Press determined?

2. What remedy was used in the mountains for stings?

3. What oral history play was published by Foxfire Press?

4. Which of the following was not an ingredient in the home remedies listed in Foxfire 9?

5. Where did Flora Youngblood's father Henry learn herbal doctoring and faith healing?

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