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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 claimed that his research led him to what conclude that African Americans were predisposed for what characteristic?
(a) Reduced fertility.
(b) Increased rates of heart disease.
(c) Reduced life spans.
(d) Low intelligence.

2. The Moynihan Report was billed as an inquiry into what aspect of African American life?
(a) Religion.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Education.
(d) Violence.

3. Catte discusses which president's extensive campaigning within Appalachia as a factor in the negative portrayals of Appalachians?
(a) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(b) John F. Kennedy.
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(d) Lyndon B. Johnson.

4. Catte states that what cause "is immortalized in many songs and union anthems" (44) in a particular state?
(a) Civil rights.
(b) Women's suffrage.
(c) Civil disobedience.
(d) Labor agitation.

5. Catte concludes that media coverage of what disaster "naturalized many practices in Appalachia" (20)?
(a) The Sago Mine disaster.
(b) The Ball Mine Disaster.
(c) The Triangle Mine Disaster.
(d) The Cherry Mine Disaster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did T.C. Crawford dub Appalachia within his book about the region?

2. What template does Vance use to present his picture of Appalachia?

3. Catte states that the Moynihan Report had been of little use to the United States government after which group of people denounced the report?

4. The Moynihan Report was written by what type of scientist working for the United States government?

5. Both Trump and what other candidate won Appalachia by a wide margin in the 2016 West Virginia primary?

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