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

2. When was the oral history project begun to interview descendants of the enslaved community at Monticello?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1991.

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

4. For the first how many years that Monticello was a museum, how were most of the guides Black men dresses as slaves?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 35 years.
(d) 20 years.

5. Between 1774 and 1778 how many births and deaths were among Jefferson's enslaved population?
(a) 25 births and 18 deaths.
(b) 28 births and 15 deaths.
(c) 22 births and 12 deaths.
(d) 15 births and 8 deaths.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Leon A. Waters in the Prologue?

2. Compared to the entrance hall to Jefferson's mansion, what size was the replica slave quarters at Monticello?

3. How many plantations did Jefferson have?

4. How old was Jefferson's wife, Martha, when she died?

5. What Black poet did Jefferson denigrate?

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