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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 97-113.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bo Copley became a "coal country celebrity" (50) after a tense encounter with which politician?
(a) Ben Carson.
(b) Donald Trump.
(c) Hillary Clinton.
(d) Marco Rubio.

2. The "weeklong campaign during which miners fought valiantly against a private army" was called "The Battle of" (46) what?
(a) Mount Constitution.
(b) Mount Mitchell.
(c) Bison Mountain.
(d) Blair Mountain.

3. Catte describes the Appalachian Group to Save the Land and People as what kind of organization?
(a) Idealistic.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Naive.
(d) Grassroots.

4. The National Review did NOT use what term to refer to the people of Appalachia?
(a) Dependent.
(b) Unemployed.
(c) Disenfranchised.
(d) Addicted.

5. The two instruments often associated with Appalachia are classified as what types of instruments?
(a) Woodwinds.
(b) Strings.
(c) Reeds.
(d) Percussion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was T.C. Crawford's book about Appalachia published?

2. The young women who testified in court that they had seen bulldozers destroy a family graveyard lived in what area of their state?

3. In what year did William Shockley debate the African American psychiatrist Frances Cress Welsing (84)?

4. The Moynihan Report was billed as an inquiry into what aspect of African American life?

5. What adjective does Catte use to describe the action Appalachians took "against corporate interests" (102)?

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