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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) The National Foundation for the Arts.
(b) The Putnam-Southerland Foundation.
(c) The Georgia Council for the Arts.
(d) The McNair Foundation.

2. What kind of factory is located in Mountain City in the present day?
(a) An automobile factory.
(b) A plastics factory.
(c) A toy factory.
(d) A pants factory.

3. In the 1930's in Mountain City, what fruit was grown locally, sorted and boxed at a packing house near the depot?
(a) Bananas.
(b) Papayas.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Apples.

4. Who was the person hired to coordinate the development of manuscripts for Foxfire Press for one year?
(a) Linda Page.
(b) Dana Holcomb.
(c) Aunt Arie Carpenter.
(d) Eliot Wigginton.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what material were the Mountain City hotels constructed?

2. What kind of communities does Eliot Wigginton like?

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

4. What major New York publisher gave the Foxfire organization a publishing contract for two books?

5. What item does Eliot Wigginton not want to see on the menu of a diner in his community?

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