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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 did complete abolition come to New York?
(a) 1839.
(b) 1842.
(c) 1850.
(d) 1841.

2. On the German Coast of Louisiana in the early 19th century, what percent of the total population was enslaved?
(a) 45%.
(b) Roughly 60%.
(c) About 70%.
(d) 55%.

3. When did the Senegalese gain their independence?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1972.

4. How many of Sally Hemings children survived into adulthood?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Madison Hemings, Sally Hemings and Jefferson's son give an interview to the Pike County Republican newspaper?

2. When was the oral history project begun to interview descendants of the enslaved community at Monticello?

3. When did the State of Louisiana transition from the electric chair to lethal injection?

4. Before Lincoln was inaugurated, how many states seceded from the Union?

5. When was Norris Henderson released from Angola?

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