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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the title of the book published by Foxfire Press during the period covered by the grant?
(a) Mountain Laurel and Other Appalachian Trees.
(b) The Foxfire Book of Wood Stove Cookery.
(c) The Foxfire Book of Mountain Medicinal Herbs.
(d) Quilting in Southern Georgia.

2. What kind of communities does Eliot Wigginton like?
(a) Small towns.
(b) Large cities.
(c) Communes.
(d) Suburbs of large cities.

3. What major New York publisher gave the Foxfire organization a publishing contract for two books?
(a) Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich.
(b) Harper and Row.
(c) McMillan.
(d) E. P. Dutton Company.

4. What was the first "Foxfire" publishing project?
(a) An online newsletter.
(b) Foxfire magazine.
(c) A novel about frontier life.
(d) A newspaper.

5. What is the name of the county seat of Eliot Wigginton's county?
(a) Marietta.
(b) Rabun Gap.
(c) Clayton.
(d) Cynthiana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the person hired to coordinate the development of manuscripts for Foxfire Press for one year?

2. Why don't Mountain City residents want to build something that would draw increased tourists to their community?

3. What kind of sports team did Mountain City have in the 1930's?

4. What is the status of the railroad depot in Mountain City today?

5. Which of the following statements does not describe who Allen Levy is?

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