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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective did T.C. Crawford use repeatedly to describe Appalachians within his book about Appalachia?
(a) Apathetic.
(b) Vacuous.
(c) Barbaric.
(d) Savage.

2. By 1974, William Shockley was openly advocating for what treatment of those he termed "genetically unfit" (85)?
(a) Forcible relocation.
(b) Coercive sterilization.
(c) Trade program enrollment.
(d) Euthanasia.

3. How many objectives does Catte name for her nonfiction work What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. In what year was The Moynihan Report published?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1965.

5. 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?
(a) I come creeping.
(b) Sixteen tons.
(c) Underground resistance.
(d) Workers' rights forever.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Catte laments the tradition of "casting Appalachia as what kind of 'other America'" (8)?

3. Catte asserts that "Harvard University paid just $2.82 in annual property taxes on 11, 182 acres of land" (13) in what year?

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

5. Catte states that what cause "is immortalized in many songs and union anthems" (44) in a particular state?

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