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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following statements is not true about a cockfighting derby?
(a) There is no entry fee.
(b) The person whose chicken wins the most fights wins.
(c) Each entrant pays an entry fee.
(d) Each entrant has a number of chickens.

2. Which of the following statements does not describe a mill Burlon Craig used for mixing his clay?
(a) Drawn by mules, horses, and tractors.
(b) Metal.
(c) Wooden.
(d) Brick.

3. What kind of mill does Norman Smith use to mix his clay?
(a) A glass mill.
(b) A Macedonian mill.
(c) A pug mill.
(d) A Cantonese mill.

4. What rule is there in cockfighting for running chickens?
(a) A running chicken is sold for breeding.
(b) Running chickens are put back into the pit to fight more.
(c) Running chickens are made to enter a chicken race.
(d) A running chicken can't win.

5. What pottery making tool was Bud Maryland the first to own in his community?
(a) Alpine slip.
(b) Molds.
(c) An electric potter's wheel.
(d) A gas-burning kiln.

6. What is a cockfighting tournament?
(a) A derby that lasts all weekend.
(b) A fight with chickens who have won at least two other fights.
(c) A fight with hundreds of participants.
(d) A fight in which roosters battle until one dies.

7. What are buggy jars?
(a) Jars used to hide alcohol in during horse and buggy days.
(b) Jars decorated like bugs.
(c) Jars decorated like baby buggies.
(d) Jars that are malformed in some way.

8. Why did Foxfire want to interview Burlon Craig?
(a) He is the country's most famous folk potter.
(b) He invented a new type of kiln.
(c) He is the oldest living potter.
(d) He uses a water powered glass mill to grind glass for glazes.

9. What ingredient does Bud Maryland use in making his own glaze?
(a) Powdered glass.
(b) Ash.
(c) Lanolin.
(d) Lye.

10. Which of the following is a foreign country mentioned in "Foxfire 8" as a country in which cockfighting is practiced?
(a) Africa.
(b) The Philippines.
(c) El Salvador.
(d) Guatemala.

11. For what type of pottery does the Brown family use molds?
(a) Syrup jars.
(b) Face jugs.
(c) Coffee mugs.
(d) Chicken roasters.

12. For what does Burlon Craig sometimes substitute Epsom salts to get a clear glaze?
(a) Lye.
(b) Ash.
(c) Glass.
(d) Iron.

13. For what time consuming pottery is Burlon Craig also known?
(a) Coffee mugs.
(b) Churns.
(c) Casseroles.
(d) Face jugs.

14. How does Joe Farmer keep his roosters apart as they grow and begin to fight with each other?
(a) He pours cold water on fighting birds.
(b) He houses all of his roosters in individual cages.
(c) He takes one of the two roosters into his house until it calms.
(d) He uses his dogs to break them up.

15. For what type of pottery is Burlon Craig best known?
(a) His churns.
(b) His monkey jugs.
(c) His casseroles.
(d) His coffee mugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of kiln did Louis Brown use when he started making pottery in the 1920's and 1930's?

2. How old was Burlon Craig when he was first offered a share in a pottery business?

3. Where do Burlon and Irene Craig live?

4. What do the game chicken breeders interviewed for Foxfire 8 recommend about record keeping?

5. What is the only kind of pottery Chester Wilson can't turn?

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