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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Bruce Mosley's grandfather Pank treated by his masters during his days in slavery?
(a) He was beaten, treated badly and not allowed to pray.
(b) He was lynched.
(c) He was freed before the Civil War.
(d) He was treated kindly.

2. What is Anna Tutt's marital state?
(a) She is single and has never married.
(b) She is divorced.
(c) She is widowed.
(d) She is engaged to be married.

3. To where would Carrie Stewart walk barefoot in the mud as a child?
(a) To church.
(b) To the grocery store.
(c) To school.
(d) To her grandmother's house.

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

5. What was the title of the book published by Foxfire Press during the period covered by the grant?
(a) Quilting in Southern Georgia.
(b) Mountain Laurel and Other Appalachian Trees.
(c) The Foxfire Book of Wood Stove Cookery.
(d) The Foxfire Book of Mountain Medicinal Herbs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of factory is located in Mountain City in the present day?

3. What was the profession of Viola Lenoir's mother?

4. In 1977, what property did the Foxfire organization purchase?

5. Why didn't Harvey Penland's father value education and encourage Harvey to pursue his education?

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