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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 was the Tutt family supposed to put on their cotton plants to kill boll weevils?
(a) Castor oil.
(b) A mixture of arsenic and molasses.
(c) Cayenne pepper juice.
(d) Kerosene.

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

3. In what state does Eliot Wigginton live and work?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Georgia.
(d) West Virginia.

4. For what were Sundays reserved during Carrie Stewart's childhood?
(a) Visiting her grandparents.
(b) Music lessons.
(c) Learning Latin and Greek.
(d) Church and religion.

5. For what type of pottery is Burlon Craig best known?
(a) His casseroles.
(b) His churns.
(c) His coffee mugs.
(d) His monkey jugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the objective of using a kiln?

2. What kinds of dances were held at the Mountain City hotels in the 1930's?

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

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

5. 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?

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