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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What age chickens are used in cockfighting?
(a) Chickens of any age.
(b) Chickens between two and six years of age.
(c) Chickens between six months and two years of age.
(d) Chickens between twelve months and four years of age.

3. What kind of clay does Henry Wilson use in his pottery?
(a) Alluvial clay.
(b) Powdered clay.
(c) Green clay.
(d) Kaolin.

4. What ingredient in clay makes the pottery turn red during the firing process?
(a) Glass.
(b) Flint.
(c) Iron.
(d) Copper.

5. Which of the following statements describes Irene Smith's skill with the pottery wheel?
(a) She is a master at the pottery wheel.
(b) She is a beginner at the pottery wheel and is doing well.
(c) She can use the pottery wheel with mediocre skill.
(d) She can't use the pottery wheel with any skill.

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

7. 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.

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

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

10. Which statement describes the legality of cockfighting?
(a) The sport is illegal only if betting accompanies it.
(b) The sport is illegal in most states.
(c) The sport is a felony in all states.
(d) The sport is legal in most states.

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

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

13. What method of beating the clay does Chester Wilson prefer?
(a) Hand mixing.
(b) A water-powered milll.
(c) A pug mill.
(d) A hammer mill.

14. Which member of the Brown family grinds the clay?
(a) Charlie Brown.
(b) Louis Brown.
(c) Robert Brown.
(d) Johanna Brown.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are buggy jars?

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

3. Which of the following is not a chicken breed?

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

5. For what does Burlon Craig sometimes substitute Epsom salts to get a clear glaze?

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