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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What types of items do the Wilsons import from Taiwan and resell?
(a) Bamboo baskets and wooden bowls.
(b) Face jugs.
(c) Birdbaths.
(d) Clay flower pots.

3. What does Burlon Craig use in his glazes to keep them from running?
(a) Oak ashes or, on occasion, flint.
(b) Lye.
(c) Iron.
(d) Vinegar.

4. At the beginning of a chicken fight, what is done first?
(a) Bets are placed on the fight.
(b) The owners shake hands.
(c) The chickens are brushed and combed.
(d) The chickens are weighed and paired by weight.

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

6. How many coffee mugs can Charlie Brown make per hour?
(a) Eighty.
(b) One.
(c) Forty.
(d) Two.

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

8. Which of the following is not an improvement that Louis Brown notes his new kiln has?
(a) Firebrick lining.
(b) It's water-powered, which will be cheaper than wood fuel.
(c) Increased insulation.
(d) Expansion bands.

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

10. When do chicken breeders trim or cut the combs of their roosters?
(a) Before the rooster's first birthday.
(b) When the roosters are three years old.
(c) When the roosters are born.
(d) When the rooster turns two years old.

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

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

13. How long has cockfighting been in existence in the world?
(a) Since ancient times.
(b) Since the Revolutionary War.
(c) Since Elizabethean times.
(d) Since the Civil War.

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

15. For what type of pottery does the Brown family use molds?
(a) Face jugs.
(b) Syrup jars.
(c) Chicken roasters.
(d) Coffee mugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what time consuming pottery is Burlon Craig also known?

2. What are gaffs?

3. Which of the following statements is not true about a cockfighting derby?

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

5. What kind of glaze does Norman Smith use on the majority of his pottery?

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