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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Southern Folk Pottery: The Wilson, Hewell, and Brown Potteries (through page 384).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Louis Brown think that pottery is a dying business?
(a) It can be produced overseas more cheaply.
(b) The clay supply is dwindling.
(c) People don't have time to learn the trade.
(d) Too many other businesses are more profitable.

2. What major New York publisher gave the Foxfire organization a publishing contract for two books?
(a) Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich.
(b) Harper and Row.
(c) E. P. Dutton Company.
(d) McMillan.

3. Of what does the water powered mill Burlon Craig uses to break down bottles to get pulverized glass for his glazes consist?
(a) A large wooden pole and a wooden box.
(b) A wooden box with a metal bar on one end.
(c) A large saw blade and a small metal box.
(d) A metal box with a hammer on one end.

4. What item does Eliot Wigginton not want to see on the menu of a diner in his community?
(a) Tofu.
(b) French fries.
(c) Chili.
(d) Hamburgers.

5. What pottery making tool was Bud Maryland the first to own in his community?
(a) A gas-burning kiln.
(b) Alpine slip.
(c) An electric potter's wheel.
(d) Molds.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what were Sundays reserved during Carrie Stewart's childhood?

2. What example of racial prejudice did Anna Tutt witness as a child?

3. What ingredient does Bud Maryland use in making his own glaze?

4. In 1977, what property did the Foxfire organization purchase?

5. Which of the following statements does not describe a mill Burlon Craig used for mixing his clay?

(see the answer key)

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