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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Blacks in Appalachia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kinds of dances were held at the Mountain City hotels in the 1930's?
(a) Square dances.
(b) Waltzes.
(c) Ballroom dances.
(d) Ballet dances.

2. Why don't Mountain City residents want to build something that would draw increased tourists to their community?
(a) They want to tear down the town and move elsewhere.
(b) They want more factories instead.
(c) They don't want more traffic, noise or fast food restaurants.
(d) They don't like outsiders visiting them.

3. What example of racial prejudice did Anna Tutt witness as a child?
(a) The hanging of a black man.
(b) The beating of a black woman in public.
(c) The denying of jobs to black workers.
(d) Being harassed by white children because of her race.

4. What building in Mountain City 1930's has burned?
(a) The gristmill.
(b) One of the hotels.
(c) The railroad depot.
(d) One of the churches.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the ethnic heritage of Viola Lenoir's grandmothers?

2. In the 1930's in Mountain City, which of the following was not a local product shipped out of town to markets?

3. What was Viola Lenoir's educational level?

4. How did the Foxfire organization involve the community in their plans for the Mountain City project?

5. When did Harvey Penland see whites and blacks treated in the same manner?

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