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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. Which of Arie Meaders' children is the only one who was interested in pottery?
(a) Jessie.
(b) Lanier.
(c) Caleb.
(d) Adam.

2. What building in Mountain City 1930's has burned?
(a) One of the churches.
(b) The gristmill.
(c) One of the hotels.
(d) The railroad depot.

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

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

5. Why do most people pursue folk pottery?
(a) As an artistic or creative endeavor.
(b) As a way to relax.
(c) As a business activity.
(d) As a recreational activity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the ethnic heritage of Viola Lenoir's grandmothers?

2. What kind of factory is located in Mountain City in the present day?

3. What change does Eliot Wigginton say in the book's introduction is about to be made to the highway in Mountain City?

4. What benefit did Cheever Meaders derive from making his favorite types of pottery?

5. Which season of the year is not good for making pottery?

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