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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 97-113.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the sheriff of Pike County, Kentucky order a raid on the home of community organizers Karen and Joseph Malloy?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1972.

2. The "weeklong campaign during which miners fought valiantly against a private army" was called "The Battle of" (46) what?
(a) Bison Mountain.
(b) Mount Constitution.
(c) Blair Mountain.
(d) Mount Mitchell.

3. The saboteurs who ambushed the Round Mountain Coal Company inflicted just under how many dollars in damage?
(a) 11 million.
(b) 1 million.
(c) 30 million.
(d) 7 million.

4. The two instruments often associated with Appalachia are classified as what types of instruments?
(a) Woodwinds.
(b) Reeds.
(c) Percussion.
(d) Strings.

5. In what decade was the FSA created in the United States?
(a) The 1950s.
(b) The 1880s.
(c) The 1930s.
(d) The 1920s.

Short Answer Questions

1. Much of Harry Caudil's advice to William Shockley in his second letter had to do with what aspect of the study?

2. The "the most offensive 'Trump Country'" (98) essay Catte has encountered was published in what publication?

3. In what year did private detectives hired by the owners of the Paint Creek mine terrorize the families of the workers in a particular state?

4. How many dollars did Hugh O'Connor pay the young miner for the use of the miner's image?

5. Catte asserts that prior to 2016, the last time Appalachia garnered the attention of the rest of the country was in what decade?

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