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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 gaffs?
(a) A breed of chicken that fights well.
(b) Hens that are too old to breed.
(c) Sharp objects put on chicken legs in place of the spurs.
(d) Leashes used for chickens rather than dogs.

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

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

4. How does Joe Farmer keep his roosters apart as they grow and begin to fight with each other?
(a) He takes one of the two roosters into his house until it calms.
(b) He houses all of his roosters in individual cages.
(c) He uses his dogs to break them up.
(d) He pours cold water on fighting birds.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what kind of containers does chicken breeder Clyde Gibson ship his chickens?

3. What kind of clay does Henry Wilson use in his pottery?

4. How many clays do the Wilsons use in their work?

5. How does Burlon Craig's wife help with the family pottery business?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain what buggy jugs were.

3. What kinds of wares did Burlon Craig make when he first started making pottery and what kind of wares does he produce today?

4. What are gaffs and how do they apply to cockfighting?

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

6. Why don't the Wilsons glaze much of their pottery?

7. Why do owners of game chickens remove their roosters' combs prior to the first birthday?

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

9. Describe the unique drying system the Wilsons create.

10. How do chicken breeds differ from one another?

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