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

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

3. In the 1930's in Mountain City, which of the following was not a local product shipped out of town to markets?
(a) Bundles of animal hides.
(b) Live chickens.
(c) Medicinal herbs.
(d) Oil.

4. What item does Eliot Wigginton not want to see on the menu of a diner in his community?
(a) French fries.
(b) Chili.
(c) Hamburgers.
(d) Tofu.

5. Which of the following statements does not describe who Allen Levy is?
(a) A volunteer worker for the Mountain City project.
(b) Someone offering free labor in exchange for experience.
(c) A grad student at the University of Carolina in architecture.
(d) The local mayor's son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not something the Mountain City community told Foxfire it wants for their town?

2. What is the population of the county seat?

3. In what state does Eliot Wigginton live and work?

4. Why don't Mountain City residents want to build something that would draw increased tourists to their community?

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

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