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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the man who dressed as General Granger at a Juneteenth program?
(a) William Morris.
(b) Michael Allstown.
(c) David Watson.
(d) Stephen Duncan.

2. When Smith was in New York City, what station did he leave from to reach the South Ferry stop?
(a) Grand Central Station.
(b) Parkside Station.
(c) Byside Station.
(d) Penn Station.

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

4. How many slaves did the Madison family have on Monticello Plantation?
(a) 200.
(b) 170.
(c) More than 300.
(d) About 150.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Sally Hemings child who was freed in Jefferson's will?

2. When did former Confederate general Bradley T. Johnson explain that slavery was an apprenticeship for savage races?

3. When does myth say that Union general Gordon Granger stood on the balcony of Ashton Villa in Galveston, Texas, and read the order that announced the end of slavery?

4. Between 1774 and 1778 how many births and deaths were among Jefferson's enslaved population?

5. Where was Smith's grandmother born?

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