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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In what decade were Harry Caudil's works about Appalachia published?
(a) The 1920s.
(b) The 1960s.
(c) The 1890s.
(d) The 1930s.

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

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

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

8. Harry Caudill asserted throughout his life that Appalachians' purported "dependency had something to do with" (85) what?
(a) Their lack of educational opportunities.
(b) Their poverty.
(c) Their climate.
(d) Their defective genes.

9. Arthur Rothstein was known for documenting the lives of those evicted from their homes as a result of what construction project?
(a) A national park.
(b) A coal mine.
(c) A protected marshland.
(d) A zoo.

10. In what year did Ollie Combs endeavor to conduct a protest against her land being destroyed by bulldozers?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1965.

11. In what year did the sheriff of Pike County, Kentucky order a raid on the home of community organizers Karen and Joseph Malloy?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1967.

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

13. 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 1970s.
(b) The 1920s.
(c) The 1960s.
(d) The 1930s.

14. Young women in what state testified in court that they had seen bulldozers "rip through a family cemetery" (100)?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Alabama.
(d) West Virginia.

15. Carl Braden was sentenced to what length of time for sedition against the government?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 35 years.
(d) 15 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Catte names an essay by which writer as "the most offensive 'Trump Country'" (98) piece she has encountered?

2. According to Catte, what was the subject of the talk between Murray and Vance at the American Enterprise Institute?

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

4. On what holiday does Catte portray Ollie Combs as eating alone in her jail cell?

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

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