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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are fighting chickens sometimes given prior to a fight to give them extra energy?
(a) Caffeine.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) A little honey or sugar.
(d) A little fruit.

2. Who are the Wilson's main customers?
(a) Gift shops.
(b) Cemeteries and funeral homes.
(c) Catalog and online retailers.
(d) Floral shops and greenhouses.

3. When Louis Brown used an oil-burning kiln, how much oil did it take to burn a single load in the kiln?
(a) One hundred gallons.
(b) Three quarts.
(c) A thousand gallons.
(d) Two hundred fifty to three hundred gallons.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Burlon Craig use in his glazes to keep them from running?

2. What do the game chicken breeders interviewed for Foxfire 8 recommend about record keeping?

3. What is the shape of the Brown family's current kiln?

4. Which of the following is not a good reason to choose a hen or rooster for breeding?

5. What rule is there in cockfighting for running chickens?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some fairs and festivals at which Burlon Craig demonstrated his pottery making?

2. Why does Clyde Gibson believe that it's up to the local sheriff of a community to decide if a cock fight can occur?

3. Why did the Foxfire staff want to interview Burlon Craig?

4. Explain the difference between a derby and a tournament in the sport of cockfighting.

5. Explain what buggy jugs were.

6. How did cold weather affect pottery making in the early 1900's?

7. How do chicken breeds differ from one another?

8. Explain the history of the sport of cockfighting.

9. Discuss Burlon Craig's collection of pottery and the increasing value of antique pottery.

10. Why did the Brown family business increase during World War II?

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