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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Remedies, Herb Doctors, and Healers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many copies of the Foxfire books have been printed?
(a) Two hundred thousand.
(b) One million.
(c) Seven million.
(d) Eighty thousand.

2. What was the second book published by Foxfire Press?
(a) A collection of ghost stories.
(b) A cookbook of traditional mountain recipes.
(c) A collection of traditional mountain songs.
(d) A book of quilt patterns.

3. What oral history play was published by Foxfire Press?
(a) Mountaineers Majestic.
(b) Georgia's Finest Family.
(c) Cabbagetown, Three Women.
(d) The Story of David.

4. What award was won by the first book Foxfire Press published?
(a) A Nebula.
(b) A Christopher award.
(c) A Pulitzer Prize.
(d) A Caldecott Medal.

5. What problem arose due to the books in the Foxfire series presenting a range of topics in each volume?
(a) Too many photographs and drawings were needed.
(b) The number of interviews overwhelmed the staff.
(c) No single topic could be treated in depth.
(d) There were not enough interviewees for each volume.

Short Answer Questions

1. What remedy was used in the mountains for stings?

2. What New York publisher published the Foxfire series, of which Foxfire 9 is a part?

3. In what year was Flora Youngblood born?

4. What remedy was used in the mountains for hiccups?

5. How were the topics to be featured in the new series of books from Foxfire Press determined?

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