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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 does Bruce Mosley think will help racial relations?
(a) Teaching children that all races are equal.
(b) More education.
(c) More blacks in high paying jobs.
(d) More devotion to God in schools.

2. When did Harvey Penland see whites and blacks treated in the same manner?
(a) When he fought World War I in Europe.
(b) In a church.
(c) At a hospital.
(d) He has never seen equal treatment of blacks and whites.

3. What is the ethnic heritage of Viola Lenoir's grandmothers?
(a) One was African and one was Chinese.
(b) Both were African.
(c) One was African and one was White.
(d) One was African and one was Indian.

4. Why didn't Harvey Penland's father value education and encourage Harvey to pursue his education?
(a) He thought Harvey could make money working without one.
(b) He didn't read and didn't see why Harvey needed to read.
(c) He needed Harvey to help with farm chores.
(d) He had been a slave and didn't value education for blacks.

5. In what area(s) did Viola Lenoir work?
(a) Chef, a nurse, and a nanny.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Pharmacist.
(d) Post office clerk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of sports team did Mountain City have in the 1930's?

2. What building in Mountain City 1930's has burned?

3. In the 1930's in Mountain City, how many hotels were in the town?

4. Which of Harvey's ancestors was a slave?

5. What did Anna Tutt's grandmother do for a living?

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