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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Whitney Plantation - Angola Prison.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many American plantations besides Monticello are on the UNESCO World Heritage List?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) None.
(d) 1.

2. How many people were killed in a Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, as they prayed?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

3. How much was Norris Henderson paid for working in the field when he was at Angola?
(a) 6 cents an hour.
(b) 5 cents an hour.
(c) 7 cents an hour.
(d) 8 cents an hour.

4. How old was Yvonne Holden's grandfather when he and his brother tried to leave Arkansas for Illinois?
(a) 16.
(b) 9.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

5. When was the book The Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the Ante-Bellum South published?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1956.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Norris Henderson released from Angola?

3. When did John Cummings learn about Whitney Plantation and consider buying it?

4. How many people were known to have been enslaved at Whitney Plantation?

5. When did the State of Louisiana take over running Angola?

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