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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Quilting - The Joy of My Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the fishtail pattern quilt donated to Foxfire by Aunt Arie Carpenter made?
(a) During the Depression.
(b) In 1950.
(c) During World War I.
(d) In the 1860s.

2. What was another name for the churn dash quilt pattern?
(a) The butter pounder.
(b) The monkey wrench.
(c) The dasher.
(d) The butter maker.

3. Who wrote the chapter in Foxfire 9 entitled "Foxfire--What Is It"?
(a) Eliot Wigginton.
(b) John Gresham.
(c) Earl Hamner.
(d) Curt Haban.

4. What did the variety of embroidery stitches used by a young woman in quilting traditionally indicate about the woman?
(a) That she was creative.
(b) That she was a good seamstress and eligible for marriage.
(c) That she was an old maid.
(d) That she was a hard worker.

5. What were crazy quilts?
(a) Quilts made in asymmetrical patterns.
(b) Quilts with both stripes and polka dots.
(c) Friendship quilts, personalized and presented as a gift.
(d) Quilts stitched in a hurry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the second book published by Foxfire Press?

2. What remedy was used in the mountains for constipation?

3. Which of the following are not ingredients Henry Youngblood used in his herbal remedies?

4. For what potentially fatal disease did Dr. Brabson develop a cure?

5. Who wrote the articles in the Foxfire series?

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