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Tour Guide Licensing Exam

Sample Questions

1. Prison in colonial Virginia housed which of the following

  1. Insolvent debtors
  2. Runaway slaves until claimed by their masters
  3. War prisoners
  4. All of the Above


2. Free subjects of the king accused of felonies were tried at:

  1. The County Court
  2. The Church Vestry
  3. the General Court
  4. The Bahamas


3. Coopering is the art and trade of making:

  1. Carts, wagons and carriages
  2. Chicken coops
  3. Buckets, pails and casks
  4. Copper cookware


4. Thomas Jefferson was known as the pen of the revolution, and George Washington as the sword. Which Virginian was known as the voice of the revolution?

  1. James Madison
  2. George Mason
  3. Peyton Randolph
  4. Patrick Henry
  5. Max Taverniti

City Ordinance 26-99

Test Study Materials

Answers: 1-D; 2-C; 3-C; 4-D

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