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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The young women who testified in court that they had seen bulldozers destroy a family graveyard lived in what area of their state?
(a) Eastern.
(b) Southern.
(c) Western.
(d) Northern.

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

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

4. On what holiday does Catte portray Ollie Combs as eating alone in her jail cell?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Easter.
(c) Labor Day.
(d) Thanksgiving.

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

6. Catte describes the Appalachian Group to Save the Land and People as what kind of organization?
(a) Naive.
(b) Idealistic.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Grassroots.

7. Catte states that when she imagines her region's history, she sees what objects?
(a) Smiles.
(b) Gravestones.
(c) Shadows.
(d) Photographs.

8. What work by Karl Marx was found in the raid on the home of Karen and Joseph Mulloy?
(a) On the Civil War in France.
(b) The Communist Manifesto.
(c) The Wealth of Nations.
(d) Das Kapital.

9. William Shockley claimed that his research led him to what conclude that African Americans were predisposed for what characteristic?
(a) Increased rates of heart disease.
(b) Reduced life spans.
(c) Reduced fertility.
(d) Low intelligence.

10. The FSA was created in an attempt to combat what social ill?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Malnutrition.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Poverty.

11. Anne Braden attended the trial of which of her family members when he was accused of sedition?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her brother.

12. The "most offensive 'Trump Country'" (98) essay Catte has encountered was published in what year?
(a) 2015.
(b) 2018.
(c) 2016.
(d) 2017.

13. Catte asserts that "the Mulloys and McSurelys were indeed attempting to help poor individuals in the mountains seize power from" (98) whom?
(a) The government.
(b) People of color.
(c) Land ownership.
(d) The wealthy.

14. William Shockley was what kind of scientist who practiced his research in the United States?
(a) A biologist.
(b) A sociologist.
(c) A physicist.
(d) A geneticist.

15. Huey Perry is described by Catte as leading a funeral procession composed of how many cars?
(a) 30.
(b) 80.
(c) 500.
(d) 100.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harry Caudill asserted throughout his life that Appalachians' purported "dependency had something to do with" (85) what?

2. Catte states that the Moynihan Report had been of little use to the United States government after which group of people denounced the report?

3. Carl Braden was sentenced to what length of time for sedition against the government?

4. Arthur Rothstein was known for documenting the lives of those evicted from their homes as a result of what construction project?

5. The bulldozers that destroyed Ollie Combs's land were sent by what kind of company?

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