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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 39-77.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Catte asserts that "Harvard University paid just $2.82 in annual property taxes on 11, 182 acres of land" (13) in what year?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1951.
(d) 2000.

2. Catte describes the murder of the filmmaker Hugh O'Connor as O'Connor documented the lives of the miners in what Kentucky town?
(a) Lexington.
(b) Louisville.
(c) Jeremiah.
(d) Covington.

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

4. Both Trump and what other candidate won Appalachia by a wide margin in the 2016 West Virginia primary?
(a) Clinton.
(b) Sanders.
(c) Rubio.
(d) Carson.

5. What kind of Darwinism posited a link between privilege and innate superiority?
(a) Ethnocentric.
(b) Psychological.
(c) Marxist.
(d) Social.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many people live within the region of Appalachia?

2. What adjective did T.C. Crawford use repeatedly to describe Appalachians within his book about Appalachia?

3. Catte and her partner moved from one state to another how many months before the 2016 presidential election?

4. In what state capital did The United Mine Workers gather in order to present the governor with a list of demands?

5. How many objectives does Catte name for her nonfiction work What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia?

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