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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do chickens fight?
(a) In a specially built wooden box.
(b) In a grassy yard.
(c) In a wire cage.
(d) In a pit or hole in the floor.

2. For what time consuming pottery is Burlon Craig also known?
(a) Casseroles.
(b) Churns.
(c) Coffee mugs.
(d) Face jugs.

3. What is the only kind of glaze that the Brown family uses on their pottery?
(a) Iron oxide glazes.
(b) Alpine slip.
(c) Glaze made from crushed glass.
(d) Clear glaze.

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

5. What is the educational level of Norman Smith's wife, Irene?
(a) College graduate.
(b) 5th grade.
(c) 6th grade.
(d) High school graduate.

6. What is the only kind of pottery Chester Wilson can't turn?
(a) Face jugs.
(b) Churns.
(c) Birdhouses.
(d) Monkey jugs.

7. How long does Joe Farmer raise chickens until he starts preparing them for fighting?
(a) Six months.
(b) Eight months.
(c) Two years.
(d) One year.

8. What does Burlon Craig collect?
(a) Antique swords.
(b) Model trains.
(c) Pottery.
(d) Stamps.

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

10. How does Burlon Craig's wife help with the family pottery business?
(a) She makes the majority of the pottery.
(b) She handles all sales and marketing.
(c) She turns pots along with Burlon Craig.
(d) She paints flowers on the pottery and is the accountant.

11. How old was Burlon Craig when he was first offered a share in a pottery business?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Fifty.

12. What kind of mill does Norman Smith use to mix his clay?
(a) A Cantonese mill.
(b) A glass mill.
(c) A Macedonian mill.
(d) A pug mill.

13. In what kind of containers does chicken breeder Clyde Gibson ship his chickens?
(a) Plywood boxes.
(b) Cardboard boxes.
(c) Metalic containers.
(d) Plastic containers.

14. With how many chickens should someone wanting to breed game chickens start?
(a) Two, a hen and a rooster.
(b) Eight, four hens and four roosters.
(c) Four, two hens and two roosters.
(d) Three, two hens and a rooster.

15. For what does Burlon Craig sometimes substitute Epsom salts to get a clear glaze?
(a) Glass.
(b) Lye.
(c) Ash.
(d) Iron.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the fighting season in the sport of cockfighting?

2. What method of beating the clay does Chester Wilson prefer?

3. Why did Foxfire want to interview Burlon Craig?

4. Where do Burlon and Irene Craig live?

5. From whom did Monteen Wilson learn pottery?

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