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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Goree Island - Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By 1860, what was the value of the nearly four million enslaved people valued at?
(a) $4.9 million.
(b) $4.6 billion.
(c) $2.8 million.
(d) $3.5 billion.

2. Who was Smith told was enslaved in his family?
(a) His great-uncle's grandfather.
(b) His grandmother's grandfather.
(c) His great- aunt's grandfather.
(d) His grandfather's grandfather.

3. How many slaves did Jefferson sell over the course of his life?
(a) 75.
(b) More than 100.
(c) 125.
(d) About 50.

4. When did Jefferson publish a history of the Confederacy claiming that slavery had nothing to do with the Civil War?
(a) 1887.
(b) 1883.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1881.

5. When was the transatlantic slave trade outlawed?
(a) 1801.
(b) 1811.
(c) 1804.
(d) 1808.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the full period of slavery, how many houses like the House of Slaves did Eloi believe there were?

2. How many plantations did Jefferson have?

3. In 1860, how many of the nearly four million enslaved people were under the age of 20?

4. How many languages does Dr. Ibrahima Seck speak?

5. How old was Al Edwards Sr. when Smith was able to speak to him at a Juneteenth celebration in Galveston?

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