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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Catte makes the claim that "white Appalachians became persona non grata after" (83) what event?
(a) The failure of Prohibition.
(b) The failure of The New Deal.
(c) The failure of the War on Poverty.
(d) The success of the War on Poverty.

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

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

4. In what county did Dan Gibson use "armed resistance to route bulldozers off his family land" (100)?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Knott.
(c) Broward.
(d) Mabel.

5. Bill Strode worked for a newspaper based in what city when he was arrested for documenting a protester's actions?
(a) Louisville.
(b) Nashville.
(c) Memphis.
(d) Tuscaloosa.

6. In what year did Kentucky succeed in terminating "the funding for many anti-poverty workers" (102)?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1979.
(d) 2001.

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

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

9. Lewis Hine became known for documenting the lives of Appalachians living in what state?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Tennessee.

10. In what year did William Shockley debate the African American psychiatrist Frances Cress Welsing (84)?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1911.

11. In what year did Murray and Vance host a talk at the American Enterprise Institute?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1967.
(c) 2016.
(d) 1989.

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

13. The FSA employed artists of what sort to document the lives of Appalachians?
(a) Photographers.
(b) Poets.
(c) Muralists.
(d) Composers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the organization that "publicized [William Shockley's] work in white nationalist circles" (88)?

2. The National Review did NOT use what term to refer to the people of Appalachia?

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

4. Harry Caudil's work focused on which group of people within Appalachia?

5. In what year did Ollie Combs endeavor to conduct a protest against her land being destroyed by bulldozers?

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