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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. What is the status of the railroad depot in Mountain City today?
(a) It expanded in size and contains a mini-mall.
(b) It was damaged in a tornado and is being repaired.
(c) It has been preserved as a historic building.
(d) It no longer exists.

2. For what did Cheever Meaders use iron lifters?
(a) To transfer finished pieces to the drying shelf.
(b) To open his hot kiln door after a firing.
(c) To lift large pieces of pottery into cartons for shipping.
(d) To lift his potter's wheel onto the kiln.

3. What is Arie Meaders' educational level?
(a) 7th grade.
(b) 8th grade.
(c) She never attended school.
(d) 5th grade.

4. 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.

5. What is a groundhog kiln?
(a) A kiln in which pottery is left for six weeks.
(b) A kiln that is painted brown like a groundhog.
(c) A rectangular kiln surrounded by earth.
(d) A kiln in the shape of a groundhog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements does not describe who Allen Levy is?

2. What is Albany slip?

3. In what year was Bruce Mosley born?

4. What powered the tool that Cheever Meaders used to break apart his lumps of clay and mix them into a smooth, even consistency?

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

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