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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. How was Bruce Mosley's grandfather Pank treated by his masters during his days in slavery?
(a) He was treated kindly.
(b) He was lynched.
(c) He was freed before the Civil War.
(d) He was beaten, treated badly and not allowed to pray.

2. What disease does Norman Smith have?
(a) Parkinson's Disease.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Emphysema.

3. At what age did Norman Smith begin his pottery business with his wife?
(a) Thirty-eight.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Sixty.

4. What is the only ingredient that Louis Brown has to add to his clay?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Water.
(c) Lye.
(d) Lanolin.

5. What is the objective of using a kiln?
(a) To dry the pottery and dry the glaze.
(b) To kill germs that might be growing in the clay.
(c) To help the clay harden.
(d) To purify dirt from the clay.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Burlon Craig when he was first offered a share in a pottery business?

2. At what school does Eliot Wigginton teach?

3. What famous couple does Arie Meaders believe once visited and bought pottery from her?

4. Whose death made Anna Tutt's childhood even more difficult?

5. What shape kiln is common in the South?

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