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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. William Shockley worked as a scientist at what institution when he emerged as a leader within a particular movement?
(a) Stanford University.
(b) Yale University.
(c) Harvard College.
(d) The United States Department of Agriculture.

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

3. The Moynihan Report was billed as an inquiry into what aspect of African American life?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Religion.
(c) Education.
(d) Violence.

4. Linda Tate is an Appalachian author who "tells of the re-discovery" (90) of what kind of roots?
(a) Her French-Canadian roots.
(b) Her Cherokee roots.
(c) Her Iroquois roots.
(d) Her Welsh roots.

5. 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) Northern.
(c) Western.
(d) Southern.

6. The "the most offensive 'Trump Country'" (98) essay Catte has encountered was published in what publication?
(a) The National Review.
(b) The Charleston Gazette.
(c) The New Republic.
(d) The Louisville Tribune.

7. Catte names what "language" as one that Appalachians often "inject into [their] work" (98)?
(a) Music.
(b) Emotional intelligence.
(c) Poetic.
(d) Visual literacy.

8. Ollie Combs was how old when she protested against the destruction of her land?
(a) 54.
(b) 89.
(c) 66.
(d) 39.

9. In what year did four masked men attack the night watchman employed by the Round Mountain Coal Company?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1946.
(c) 2002.
(d) 1968.

10. In what decade was the FSA created in the United States?
(a) The 1920s.
(b) The 1880s.
(c) The 1930s.
(d) The 1950s.

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

12. 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) The wealthy.
(c) People of color.
(d) Land ownership.

13. In what year was Carl Braden arrested and convicted of sedition against the government for helping to purchase a home for an African American family?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1969.

14. Catte asserts that prior to 2016, the last time Appalachia garnered the attention of the rest of the country was in what decade?
(a) The 1930s.
(b) The 1920s.
(c) The 1960s.
(d) The 1970s.

15. Huey Perry was instrumental in "directing community action groups in the poorest parts of" (103) what state?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) West Virginia.
(d) Mississippi.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Dan Gibson use "armed resistance to route bulldozers off his family land" (100)?

2. Roger May is a friend of Catte who works as what type of artist?

3. Catte claims that Harry Caudil's work drew attention away from what other important cause?

4. Bill Strode worked for a newspaper based in what city when he was arrested for documenting a protester's actions?

5. Bill Strode worked for what newspaper when he was arrested for documenting a protester's actions?

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