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

2. Why did Bruce Mosley's grandmother have to raise him?
(a) His mother was ill and he never knew his father.
(b) His mother deserted him.
(c) His mother was disabled in a car accident.
(d) His parents died.

3. To whom does Bruce Mosley give credit for improving racial tension in America?
(a) Reverend Al Sharpton.
(b) Reverend Jesse Jackson.
(c) The younger generation and Martin Luther King.
(d) President Obama.

4. What injustices did Harvey Penland see whites commit against blacks?
(a) The taking of black-owned land by white government.
(b) Beatings of slaves.
(c) Burning of crosses on black property by the KKK.
(d) Lynchings.

5. What kinds of dances were held at the Mountain City hotels in the 1930's?
(a) Ballroom dances.
(b) Square dances.
(c) Ballet dances.
(d) Waltzes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of Arie Meaders' children is the only one who was interested in pottery?

3. How old is Harley Penland?

4. In the 1930's in Mountain City, which of the following was not a local product shipped out of town to markets?

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

(see the answer key)

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