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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the clear gaze that Burlon Craig uses on his swirl pottery contain?
(a) Ash, glass, and kaolin.
(b) Lanolin.
(c) Vinegar.
(d) Lard.

2. What now runs the Smith pug mill?
(a) A tractor.
(b) An electric motor.
(c) A horse.
(d) A mule.

3. With how many chickens should someone wanting to breed game chickens start?
(a) Four, two hens and two roosters.
(b) Two, a hen and a rooster.
(c) Three, two hens and a rooster.
(d) Eight, four hens and four roosters.

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

5. How long does Joe Farmer raise chickens until he starts preparing them for fighting?
(a) Two years.
(b) Eight months.
(c) Six months.
(d) One year.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements describes Irene Smith's skill with the pottery wheel?

2. Which of the following is not an improvement that Louis Brown notes his new kiln has?

3. What rule is there in cockfighting for running chickens?

4. Where do Burlon and Irene Craig live?

5. What age chickens are used in cockfighting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Wilsons begin importing and reselling merchandise and what kinds of items do they import and resell?

2. How does Irene Smith typify the wife of an Appalachian folk potter?

3. Why does Clyde Gibson believe that it's up to the local sheriff of a community to decide if a cock fight can occur?

4. Why did the Foxfire staff want to interview Burlon Craig?

5. Describe the new kiln Louis Brown has built.

6. How does Louis Brown say that trains can affect pottery?

7. How did cold weather affect pottery making in the early 1900's?

8. Discuss Burlon Craig's collection of pottery and the increasing value of antique pottery.

9. Why did the Brown family business increase during World War II?

10. Why do game chicken breeders sometimes refuse to sell their best chickens, even if they could profit substantially from the sale?

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