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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 long was Norris Henderson imprisoned in Angola?
(a) 27 years.
(b) 33 years.
(c) 24 years.
(d) 21 years.

2. When did the State of Louisiana take over running Angola?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1900.

3. How many of Sally Hemings children did Jefferson father?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

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

5. When did Smith make the visits to the places he describes in How the Word is Passed?
(a) Between July 2017 and March 2020.
(b) Between October 2017 and February 2020.
(c) Between November 2017 and April 2020.
(d) Between May 2017 and January 2020.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of Sally Hemings children survived into adulthood?

2. When was Monticello first opened to the public?

3. When did Angola Prison's infamous maximum-security housing unit, Red Hat cell block, close?

4. How old was Yvonne Holden's grandfather when he and his brother tried to leave Arkansas for Illinois?

5. What percent of those at Angola did Norris believe were convicted by split juries?

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