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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 78-93.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. William Shockley was what kind of scientist who practiced his research in the United States?
(a) A geneticist.
(b) A sociologist.
(c) A biologist.
(d) A physicist.

2. Harry Caudil's work focused on which group of people within Appalachia?
(a) Orphans.
(b) Poor whites.
(c) Poor Latin Americans.
(d) Poor African Americans.

3. Catte laments that the memoir Hillbilly Elegy is populated by men who take what action?
(a) Commit acts of violence.
(b) Shirk employment.
(c) Hate their culture.
(d) Embrace their powerlessness.

4. Catte states that Hillbilly Elegy is "currently at" (8) how many "weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 90.
(d) 50.

5. Catte and her partner moved from one state to another how many months before the 2016 presidential election?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What claim does Catte make about the number "of towns in Appalachia without a visible African American or Latino community" (52)?

2. William Shockley worked as a scientist at what institution when he emerged as a leader within a particular movement?

3. What website "began running predictions that treated Appalachia as one very large state" (35) during the 2016 presidential campaign?

4. The "weeklong campaign during which miners fought valiantly against a private army" was called "The Battle of" (46) what?

5. Charles Murray is described as having taken what action before later describing it as "a teenage prank" (88)?

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