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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 product does Foxfire make and market to its magazine subscribers through their blacksmith program for local high school students?
(a) Decorative wall art.
(b) Candle holders.
(c) Horseshoes.
(d) Fireplace tools.

2. Which of the following is not something the Mountain City community told Foxfire it wants for their town?
(a) A cleaner town.
(b) Lower taxes.
(c) More jobs & recreational opportunities.
(d) New town water & sewer systems.

3. What type of glaze is made of silt ashes and sand or powdered glass and water?
(a) Canton glaze.
(b) Albany slip.
(c) New England varnish.
(d) Shanghai glaze.

4. Which of the following statements describes Irene Smith's skill with the pottery wheel?
(a) She can use the pottery wheel with mediocre skill.
(b) She can't use the pottery wheel with any skill.
(c) She is a beginner at the pottery wheel and is doing well.
(d) She is a master at the pottery wheel.

5. What is the ethnic heritage of Viola Lenoir's grandmothers?
(a) One was African and one was White.
(b) One was African and one was Chinese.
(c) One was African and one was Indian.
(d) Both were African.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what area(s) did Viola Lenoir work?

2. For what were Sundays reserved during Carrie Stewart's childhood?

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

4. What kind of mill does Norman Smith use to mix his clay?

5. What does Norman Smith think is the cause of his ill health?

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