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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Author's Note - Monticello Plantation.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. At Monticello, how far up a path did Smith have to walk to Jefferson's grave?
(a) About a third of a mile.
(b) About two-thirds of a mile.
(c) About half a mile.
(d) About a quarter mile.

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

5. What was the name of Sally Hemings child who was freed in Jefferson's will?
(a) Beverly.
(b) Eston.
(c) Harriet.
(d) Madison.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Monticello first opened to the public?

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

3. When did a DNA test indicate that the father of Sally Heming's youngest child was fathered by Jefferson?

4. When did Jefferson sign an act prohibiting the importation of slaves to the U.S.?

5. How old was Niya Bates, the director of African American history at Monticello, when Smith visit4ed when the Sally Heminmgs DNA results were released?

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