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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 shape kiln is common in the South?
(a) Triangular.
(b) Octagonal.
(c) Rectangular.
(d) Round.

2. Which of the following statements is true?
(a) Folk pottery does not exist in Appalachia.
(b) An abundance of folk potters exist.
(c) Folk pottery originated in the Appalachian mountains.
(d) Folk pottery is not a mountain craft by nature.

3. Whose death made Anna Tutt's childhood even more difficult?
(a) Her father's.
(b) Her twin sister's.
(c) Her mother's.
(d) Her grandfather's.

4. What does Burlon Craig collect?
(a) Stamps.
(b) Antique swords.
(c) Model trains.
(d) Pottery.

5. For what did Cheever Meaders use iron lifters?
(a) To transfer finished pieces to the drying shelf.
(b) To lift his potter's wheel onto the kiln.
(c) To open his hot kiln door after a firing.
(d) To lift large pieces of pottery into cartons for shipping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Tutt family grow on their farm?

2. Why did Foxfire want to interview Burlon Craig?

3. What kind of glaze does Norman Smith use on the majority of his pottery?

4. How does Burlon Craig's wife help with the family pottery business?

5. To whom does Bruce Mosley give credit for improving racial tension in America?

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