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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year did The United Mine Workers gather in order to present the governor with a list of demands?
(a) West Virginia.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Tennessee.

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

4. What war does Catte associate with "an indelible imprint" (10)?
(a) The War on Unions.
(b) The War on Youth.
(c) The War on Poverty.
(d) The War on Drugs.

5. About how many people live within the region of Appalachia?
(a) 10 million.
(b) 15 million.
(c) 25 million.
(d) 50 million.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Catte describes the murder of the filmmaker Hugh O'Connor as O'Connor documented the lives of the miners in what Kentucky town?

3. During the week of battle between the private army and the mine workers, what phrase did the miners and their scouts use to identify their allies?

4. Catte began cataloguing what two types of documents about the "Appalachia Problem" (8)?

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

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