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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 old was Smith's grandfather when they got together to talk about the past?
(a) 89.
(b) 92.
(c) 90.
(d) 91.

2. When did Sam Houston, the first president of the Republic of Texas, refuse to swear an oath to the Confederacy?
(a) 1860.
(b) 1861.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1862.

3. How old was Leon A. Waters in the Prologue?
(a) Late 60s.
(b) Early 70s.
(c) 62.
(d) 68.

4. When did Smith meet Momar Niang in Dakar, Senegal?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Autumn.

5. When was the Historical African American Cemeteries and Graves Act passed by the Virginia legislature?
(a) 2017.
(b) 2016.
(c) 2018.
(d) 2015.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Angola Prison's infamous maximum-security housing unit, Red Hat cell block, close?

2. When Smith toured the House of Slaves, how long had Eloi Coly been working at the site?

3. At the time Smith wrote How the Word Is Passed, how many Blacks lived in Texas?

4. When the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, how much of the total wealthy in the U.S. was owned by Black Americans?

5. When was the African Burial Ground declared a National Historic Landmark?

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