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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 Lincoln ran for the presidency in 1860, in how many states did slavery exist?
(a) 24.
(b) 19.
(c) 11.
(d) 15.

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

3. What did David Thorson, the guide at Monticello, do before becoming a tour guide?
(a) Served for more than 25 years in the Marines.
(b) Served for more than 30 years in the Air Force.
(c) Served for more than 25 years in the Army.
(d) Served for more than 30 years in the U.S. Navy.

4. In Richmond, what size is the Robert E. Lee statue?
(a) 12 feet tall.
(b) 18 feet tall.
(c) 27 feet tall.
(d) 21 feet tall.

5. Compared to the entrance hall to Jefferson's mansion, what size was the replica slave quarters at Monticello?
(a) 2/3 the size.
(b) 1/4 the size.
(c) 1/3 the size.
(d) 1/2 the size.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what Native Americans did the land Monticello sits on belong?

2. When did Laura Martin Rose, historian and president of the UDC's Mississippi chapter, publish The Ku Klux Klan; or, Invisible Empire?

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

4. What philospher did one of the girls at Maison de'Education Mariama Ba mention who thought little of Africa and African people?

5. According to Joseph T. Glatthaar, historian, in 1861, how many Confederate soldiers either owned slaves or lived with a head of household who did?

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