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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Galveston Island - New York City.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Louisiana begin using the electric chair?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1944.

2. What Black poet did Jefferson denigrate?
(a) John Jea.
(b) Phillis Wheatley.
(c) Jupiter Hammon.
(d) Lucy Terry.

3. In the 2013 law suit when three men on death row sued Angola for "appalling and extreme conditions" (111), what was the heat index on death row at times?
(a) 195 degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) 175 degrees Fahrenheit.
(c) 185 degrees Fahrenheit.
(d) 180 degrees Fahrenheit.

4. What countries had considered supported the Confederacy before the Emancipation Proclamation?
(a) Britain and Spain.
(b) Germany and Italy.
(c) Britain and France.
(d) Austria and Germany.

5. When did the State of Louisiana transition from the electric chair to lethal injection?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1992.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the civil war, how many slave cabins were on the Whitney Plantation?

2. According to a woman named Temple Cummins, how long did her master intend to delay telling the slaves they were free?

3. When Smith attended a Juneteenth celebration, how long had Kathy Tiernan been organizing the programs?

4. When did the State of Louisiana take over running Angola?

5. How many sets of Confederate remains did the Petersburg Ladies' Memorial Association find?

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