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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Southern Folk Pottery: An Appriciation - The Meaders Pottery.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it typically take to fire pottery in a kiln?
(a) Twenty-four hours.
(b) Ten to twelve hours.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Half an hour.

2. What tool did Cheever Meaders use to break apart his lumps of clay and mix them into a smooth, even consistency?
(a) A wooden spoon.
(b) A potter's wheel.
(c) An electric mixer.
(d) A mud mill.

3. 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.

4. When did the Meaders family start their pottery operations in White County?
(a) 1920.
(b) The mid 1800's.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1950.

5. From what material were the Mountain City hotels constructed?
(a) Stone.
(b) Brick.
(c) Wood.
(d) Stucco.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first "Foxfire" publishing project?

2. With what did Arie Meaders' family scrub their floors when she was a child?

3. For what did Cheever Meaders use iron lifters?

4. In the 1930's in Mountain City, what fruit was grown locally, sorted and boxed at a packing house near the depot?

5. What career did Carrie Stewart begin at age 74?

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