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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The University of Chicago's S.S. MacClintock wrote about the Hatfield-McCoy feud in which journal?
(a) American Journal of Psychology.
(b) American Journal of Cultural Anthropology.
(c) American Journal of Criminal Law.
(d) American Journal of Sociology.

2. Who is reported to be directing the film of Hillbilly Elegy?
(a) Spike Jonze.
(b) Charlie Kaufman.
(c) Steven Spielberg.
(d) Ron Howard.

3. What percentage of Appalachians identify as white?
(a) 70.
(b) 90.
(c) 60.
(d) 80.

4. Catte began cataloguing what two types of documents about the "Appalachia Problem" (8)?
(a) Letters and land covenants.
(b) Land covenants and interviews.
(c) Interviews and essays.
(d) Census forms and essays.

5. Bo Copley became a "coal country celebrity" (50) after a tense encounter with which politician?
(a) Marco Rubio.
(b) Hillary Clinton.
(c) Ben Carson.
(d) Donald Trump.

6. Approximately how many square miles make up the region of Appalachia?
(a) 3 million.
(b) 1 million.
(c) 700,000.
(d) 75,000.

7. Catte notes of the Hatfield-McCoy feud that "it was a real event that occurred in Appalachia at the turn of" (39) which century?
(a) 18th.
(b) 21st.
(c) 19th.
(d) 20th.

8. Catte states that in a "former life," (54) she had served in what position?
(a) A translator.
(b) A social worker.
(c) A coal miner.
(d) A librarian.

9. How many registered voters resided within McDowell County during the 2016 presidential election?
(a) 12,847.
(b) 3,486.
(c) 5,934.
(d) 17,508.

10. What did T.C. Crawford dub Appalachia within his book about the region?
(a) Wonderland.
(b) Wasteland.
(c) Hungerland.
(d) Murderland.

11. The "most significant labor uprising in United States history" included around how many African American men and women?
(a) 200.
(b) 500.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 2,000.

12. According to Catte, citizens of Appalachia often view their identity as what metaphorical object?
(a) A ball of string.
(b) A mirror.
(c) A weathered suitcase.
(d) A statue.

13. Catte concludes that media coverage of what disaster "naturalized many practices in Appalachia" (20)?
(a) The Triangle Mine Disaster.
(b) The Sago Mine disaster.
(c) The Ball Mine Disaster.
(d) The Cherry Mine Disaster.

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

15. The film being made by Hugh O'Connor and his crew at the time of O'Connor's murder was slated to be shown at which venue?
(a) The 1933 World's Fair.
(b) The 1893 World's Fair.
(c) The 1901 World's Fair.
(d) The 1968 World's Fair.

Short Answer Questions

1. In April of 2019, filmmakers in what state "hosted the fourth Appalachian Queer Film Festival" (51)?

2. Catte laments that the memoir Hillbilly Elegy is populated by men who take what action?

3. In what year were convictions of several members of the Hatfield and McCoy families secured?

4. What video game is said to contain a reference to the Hatfield-McCoy feud?

5. Catte states that Appalachia can be counted upon to be defined in what way?

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