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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. What ingredient does Bud Maryland use in making his own glaze?
(a) Lanolin.
(b) Powdered glass.
(c) Lye.
(d) Ash.

2. Why don't Mountain City residents want to build something that would draw increased tourists to their community?
(a) They don't want more traffic, noise or fast food restaurants.
(b) They don't like outsiders visiting them.
(c) They want to tear down the town and move elsewhere.
(d) They want more factories instead.

3. What does Bruce Mosley think will help racial relations?
(a) More devotion to God in schools.
(b) More education.
(c) Teaching children that all races are equal.
(d) More blacks in high paying jobs.

4. Which of Harvey's ancestors was a slave?
(a) His mother.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His father.

5. How many clays do the Wilsons use in their work?
(a) Ten.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the person hired to coordinate the development of manuscripts for Foxfire Press for one year?

3. What types of items do the Wilsons import from Taiwan and resell?

4. Why does Louis Brown think that pottery is a dying business?

5. When did Harvey Penland see whites and blacks treated in the same manner?

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