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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the shape of the Brown family's current kiln?
(a) Triangular.
(b) Round.
(c) Octagonal.
(d) Rectangular.

3. Why did Foxfire want to interview Burlon Craig?
(a) He invented a new type of kiln.
(b) He is the country's most famous folk potter.
(c) He is the oldest living potter.
(d) He uses a water powered glass mill to grind glass for glazes.

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

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

6. What do the game chicken breeders interviewed for Foxfire 8 recommend about record keeping?
(a) To keep clear, accurate records.
(b) To avoid record keeping.
(c) To hire a professional accountant for record keeping.
(d) To keep sales records, but no other records.

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

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

9. Why are fighting chickens allowed to peck at each other while still held by their handlers?
(a) To start the fight slowly and build intensity for entertainment.
(b) To let the audience see their fighting desire before betting.
(c) They will kill each other too soon if released.
(d) To get them angry.

10. What is the fighting season in the sport of cockfighting?
(a) From November to March.
(b) From March to May.
(c) From November to June.
(d) From January to December.

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

12. What type of kiln did Louis Brown use when he started making pottery in the 1920's and 1930's?
(a) An octagonal kiln.
(b) A groundhog kiln.
(c) A solar-powered kiln.
(d) A round kiln.

13. What does the clear gaze that Burlon Craig uses on his swirl pottery contain?
(a) Vinegar.
(b) Ash, glass, and kaolin.
(c) Lanolin.
(d) Lard.

14. What product did the Brown family start making during the Depression?
(a) Churns.
(b) French-style cookware.
(c) Buggy jugs.
(d) Face jugs.

15. Which of the following states describes the drying system that the Wilsons invented?
(a) A coal fire dries the pots.
(b) Solar heat dries the pots in an indoor setting.
(c) Lunar heat dries the pots in an outdoor setting.
(d) Kiln heat flows through pipes to the pottery drying room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pottery making tool was Bud Maryland the first to own in his community?

2. What age chickens are used in cockfighting?

3. Of what does the water powered mill Burlon Craig uses to break down bottles to get pulverized glass for his glazes consist?

4. Which of the following is not an improvement that Louis Brown notes his new kiln has?

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

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