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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Smith returned to the U.S. from Senegal, what were children doing in photos he took?
(a) Chasing chickents.
(b) Chasing a soccer ball.
(c) Running after hoops with sticks.
(d) Playing marbles.

2. At the time Smith wrote How the Word Is Passed, how many Blacks lived in Texas?
(a) 2.8 million.
(b) 3.5 million.
(c) 3.3 million.
(d) 4.1 million.

3. When did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that non-unanimous verdicts were unconstitutional for cases involving serious crimes?
(a) 2019.
(b) 2021.
(c) 2018.
(d) 2020.

4. In 2018, how much tax money was directed toward maintaining Confederate monuments?
(a) $45 million.
(b) $35 million.
(c) Around $20 million.
(d) At least $40 million.

5. How many sculpted heads on stakes were on exhibit at the Whitney Plantation?
(a) 55.
(b) 60.
(c) 45.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the man who dressed as General Granger at a Juneteenth program?

2. What did the girls at Maison de'Education Mariama Ba wear for uniforms?

3. How old was Jefferson's wife, Martha, when she died?

4. What philosopher believed that humans in temperate zones matured more than those in hot climates?

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

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