This test covers all topics in the module above.  Read each question and decide in your head what the answer is.  Click the empty cell in the last column to see the correct answer.

US Two-Cent Piece	What phrase appeared first on the US Two Cents coin?	IN GOD WE TRUST
	What was the main reason for introduction of the US Two Cents coin?	The US government was desperate to get more coins into circulation due to hoarding
	During which year of the Civil War was the US Two Cents coin first minted?	1864
	Which president's image appears on the US Two Cents coin?	No one's image appears on the coin
	For how many years was the US Two Cents coin produced?	10 - from 1864 to 1873

Lady Liberty	What is a common alternative name for Lady Liberty?	Columbia
	What tune is used to introduce the Vice President of the United States?	Hail Columbia
	For what special event in the 1780s was the tune above composed?	Inauguration of George Washington
	In what year was the Statue of Liberty unveiled?	1886
	Which Ivy League university is named after Lady Liberty and where is it located?	Columbia University in New York City
	Toward which direction (left or right) is Lady Liberty facing on most US coins which feature her bust (head) on the obverse (front) side?	To the left

US Three-Cent Piece	In what year was the US Three-Cent coin introduced?	1851
	For how many years was it minted?	Almost 40 (38 to be more precise)
	What change at the US Postal Service fueled interest and use of the Three-Cent piece?	Postage for a letter became three cents

E PLURIBUS UNUM + IN GOD WE TRUST	"E pluribus unum" is a phrase in what language?	Latin
	What does it mean?	"From many, one"
	When did its inclusion on all US coins become a requirement, according to a Congressional act?	1873
	Is "In God We Trust" the official national slogan, brand, motto, or philosophy of the United States, and in what year did this become official?	Official national motto, since 1956
	On which US coin did "In God We Trust" first appear?	On the US Two-Cent Piece, beginning in 1864
	In what decade of the 20th century did it first appear on US paper money	In the 1950s (1957, the year after it became the official national motto)

US Twenty-Cent Piece	What animal appeared on the Twenty-Cent piece?	Eagle
	Why did this coin not "fly" with the US public?	It was too similar to the quarter
	For how many years was it produced for the public?	Two.  Although it was minted from 1875 to 1878, the 1877 and 1878 runs were just for collectors.
	On the Twenty-Cent piece, is Lady Liberty sitting or standing, or as a bust (head and neck only)?	Sitting

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