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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 114-132.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Bill Strode worked for what newspaper when he was arrested for documenting a protester's actions?
(a) The Stanford-Gazette.
(b) The Courier-Journal.
(c) The Courier-Times.
(d) The Charlottesville-Patriot.

3. What phrase does Catte use to name the nonfiction genre associated with John Saward's essay in Vanity Fair?
(a) Trump Country.
(b) The Trump Delusion.
(c) The Land of Trump.
(d) The Trump Oasis.

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

5. In what year did Harry Caudill pass away?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1938.
(c) 2003.
(d) 1979.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis Hine became known for documenting the lives of Appalachians living in what state?

2. Catte describes President Donald Trump's admiration for coal miners by using what two adjectives?

3. Much of Harry Caudil's advice to William Shockley in his second letter had to do with what aspect of the study?

4. What group does Catte assert rarely exists "in the worlds popular authors create for us" (116)?

5. In what year was a comprehensive study of Appalachian land published?

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