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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 97-113.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Carl Braden was sentenced to what length of time for sedition against the government?
(a) 35 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 3 years.

2. What percentage of McDowell county residents voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 election?
(a) 46.
(b) 27.
(c) 89.
(d) 79.

3. Under which U.S. president did the War on Poverty evolve, according to Catte?
(a) Kennedy.
(b) Carter.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Eisenhower.

4. Catte names an essay by which writer as "the most offensive 'Trump Country'" (98) piece she has encountered?
(a) Kevin Baker.
(b) Jason Allen.
(c) Ezra Koenig.
(d) Carl Braden.

5. Catte claims that Harry Caudil's work drew attention away from what other important cause?
(a) The Gay Rights movement.
(b) The Women's Suffrage movement.
(c) The Women's Liberation movement.
(d) The Civil Rights movement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Huey Perry is described by Catte as leading a funeral procession composed of how many cars?

2. Myles Horton was "a labor and civil rights activist" (98) from what state?

3. William Shockley claimed that his research led him to what conclude that African Americans were predisposed for what characteristic?

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

5. Harry Caudill sent William Shockley an encouraging letter in what year?

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