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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 benefit did Cheever Meaders derive from making his favorite types of pottery?
(a) He earned more from the larger pieces.
(b) His children helped him glaze these pieces.
(c) His wife could assist him in making them.
(d) He could make them more quickly than other pieces.

2. With what did Arie Meaders' family scrub their floors when she was a child?
(a) Lemon juice.
(b) Baking soda.
(c) Vinegar.
(d) Lye.

3. What kind of sports team did Mountain City have in the 1930's?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Football.
(d) Hockey.

4. What was the profession of Viola Lenoir's mother?
(a) Hotel cook.
(b) Singer.
(c) Practical nurse.
(d) Seamstress.

5. From where did Arie Meaders' paternal ancestors originate?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Viola Lenoir's educational level?

2. What is the only kind of glaze that the Brown family uses on their pottery?

3. What product does Foxfire make and market to its magazine subscribers through their blacksmith program for local high school students?

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

5. What is the objective of using a kiln?

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