1. At the center of the Memorial is a towering 19 foot bronze portrait statue stands on a 6 foot pedestal. What percent of the total height is the pedestal?
2. In the year 2000, A park ranger gives a 15 minute tour and works for 8 hours p/day for 120 days and in 2001 he gives a 15 minute tour and works for 10 hours p/day for 120 days, what is the rate of increase of tours in 2001 over 2000?
3. If Jefferson was born in 1743 and died in 1826 and he was president of the United  States of America from 1801 to 1809. What percent of his life was he president?

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1. When did Congress authorize the construction of the Jefferson Memorial _________.
2. The style which was, _____________ was one of many things that Thomas Jefferson admired inside of the memorial.
3. The quotations consist of phrases from the ___________________, his ideas of freedom, his visions  in the matters of the _____________, and the chief principles of his beliefs.
4. Construction of the memorial began in ___________.
5. The cost of this white marble structure was ____________.
6. It took ________ to complete  the Jefferson Memorial _________________ broke ground in 1938.
7. Construction on the memorial was completed on ____________________.
8. The Jefferson Memorial stands _______________ with a diameter of _____________________ supported by __________ marble columns.
9. The Jefferson Memorial is located on part of an ___________________ on the south side of the ____________________.

1. The statue in the center of the memorial is gold.
2. Thomas Jefferson was the third president.
3. Thomas Jefferson struck a cord for human liberty 200 years ago.
4. He is the "Author of Declaration of Independence of the Statue of Virginia for religious freedom, and mother of the University of Virginia.
5. He had strong beliefs in the rights of women.

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     The construction of the Jefferson Memorial was authorized by Congress in 1934. One of the many things that Thomas Jefferson admired inside of the memorial was the style, Greco-roman. Inside stands a nineteen foot bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson along with four of his most famous quotes. The phrases consist of quotations from the Declaration of Independence, his ideas of freedom, the vision in the matters of the government, and the chief principles of his beliefs. The memorial’s construction began in 1938.The memorial was dedicated in 1943.The white marble structure cost three million dollars .It took about one year to complete the memorial after Franklin D. Roosevelt broke ground in 1938.John Russell Pope was the original designer. He died before the completion of the memorial.  

     The memorial’s construction began on Nov. 15, 1938 and was completed November 15, 1989.The memorial is located on part of an eighteen acre lot close to the South side of the Tidal Basin. The Tidal Basin is near the Potomac River located in Washington, D.C.. The Jefferson Memorial stands at ninety-six feet high ;it has a diameter of one-hundred and fifty feet held up by twelve marble columns. Thomas Jefferson struck a cord for human liberty about 200 years ago; it resounds through the decades. Jefferson wrote his own appraisal of his life to put on his tombstone: “Author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statue of Virginia for religious freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia. Jefferson had strong beliefs of man and a government derived from the people.
 

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1. 24%
2. 25%
3. 9.6%

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1. 1934
2. Greco Roman
3. Declaration Of Independence ;Government
4. 1983
5. Three Million Dollars
6. One Year; Franklin D. Roosevelt
7. November 15,1989
8. Eighteen acre lot; Tidal Basin
9. 96 feet high; One hundred and fifty feet ; Twelve 

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Answers To Fact and Fiction

1. Fiction /Bronze
2. Fact
3. Fact
4. Fiction / Father
5. Fiction / Men

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Cherry, Frances. "National Park Service." National Park Service. 2002, March 21. 27 March, 2002. <http://www.nps.gov>.

Simpson, Jeanne. "Washington DC Unit." Jefferson Memorial (1992): 00.