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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Emmett Till when he was murdered?
(a) 13.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

2. The year Smith's grandfather was born, how much was a gallon of gas?
(a) 15 cents.
(b) 20 cents.
(c) 25 cents.
(d) 10 cents.

3. In Smith's photo from Senegal, what were woman sitting under in photos he took?
(a) Acaia.
(b) Eucalyptus.
(c) Mango.
(d) Baobab trees.

4. When was the land that became the Whitney Plantation purchased?
(a) 1774.
(b) 1752.
(c) 1749.
(d) 1761.

5. During a parade for the Martyrs of the Race Course, how many black schoolchildren led the procession?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 7,000.
(d) 3,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to historian Donald L. Fixico, how many Indigenous American lived in North American in 1492?

2. When was Norris Henderson released from Angola?

3. When did Smith make the visits to the places he describes in How the Word is Passed?

4. How old was Smith's grandfather when they got together to talk about the past?

5. How many African men were brought to New Amsterdam as slaves in 1626?

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