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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far apart in age are Smith's mother's father and his father's mother?
(a) Nearly a decade.
(b) 5 years.
(c) About a dozen years.
(d) 15 years.

2. Where was John J. Crittenden from who introduced what became known as the Crittenden Compromise?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Indiana.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Tennessee.

3. When was the first person put to death by lethal injection in Lousiaian?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1993.

4. What philosopher believed that humans in temperate zones matured more than those in hot climates?
(a) Hume.
(b) Smith.
(c) Kant.
(d) Locke.

5. When Lincoln ran for the presidency in 1860, in how many states did slavery exist?
(a) 19.
(b) 11.
(c) 15.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many slaves did the Madison family have on Monticello Plantation?

2. How many of Jefferson's descendants are buried in the Jefferson Cemetery?

3. How many Black soldiers fought on behalf of the Union?

4. When was Blandford Church deconsecrated?

5. When did Louisiana begin using the electric chair?

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