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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. 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?
(a) The McNair Foundation.
(b) The Georgia Council for the Arts.
(c) The Putnam-Southerland Foundation.
(d) The National Foundation for the Arts.

2. Why do most people pursue folk pottery?
(a) As an artistic or creative endeavor.
(b) As a way to relax.
(c) As a business activity.
(d) As a recreational activity.

3. To whom does Bruce Mosley give credit for improving racial tension in America?
(a) Reverend Jesse Jackson.
(b) Reverend Al Sharpton.
(c) The younger generation and Martin Luther King.
(d) President Obama.

4. What does Burlon Craig use in his glazes to keep them from running?
(a) Oak ashes or, on occasion, flint.
(b) Vinegar.
(c) Iron.
(d) Lye.

5. In which branch of the military did Burlon Craig once serve?
(a) The Navy.
(b) The Air Force.
(c) The Marines.
(d) The Army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What career did Carrie Stewart begin at age 74?

2. What originally powered Norman Smith's mill?

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

4. What powered the tool that Cheever Meaders used to break apart his lumps of clay and mix them into a smooth, even consistency?

5. What did Carrie Stewart eat for breakfast as a child?

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