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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Blandford Cemetery.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Smith born and raised?
(a) Baton Rouge.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Mobile.
(d) Atlanta.

2. How long did it take to build Jefferson's house at Monticello?
(a) 36 years.
(b) More than 40 years.
(c) About 30 years.
(d) 42 years.

3. According to Joseph T. Glatthaar, historian, in 1861, how many Confederate soldiers either owned slaves or lived with a head of household who did?
(a) About 2/3.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 1/4.
(d) Almost 1/2.

4. In the 2013 law suit when three men on death row sued Angola for "appalling and extreme conditions" (111), what was the heat index on death row at times?
(a) 195 degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) 175 degrees Fahrenheit.
(c) 185 degrees Fahrenheit.
(d) 180 degrees Fahrenheit.

5. How long did Historian Lucia Stanton work as a historian at Monticello?
(a) Over 3 decades.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 35 years.
(d) Two decades.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Whitney Plantation located?

2. Before the civil war, how many slave cabins were on the Whitney Plantation?

3. How many slaves did Jefferson sell over the course of his life?

4. In "Monticello Plantation," where was Smith living?

5. After Smith's first visit to Blandford, where did he drive?

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