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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. Where did David Thorson's children go to college?
(a) Williams & Mary.
(b) Virginia Commonwealth University.
(c) University of Virginia.
(d) James Madison University.

2. What Black poet did Jefferson denigrate?
(a) John Jea.
(b) Phillis Wheatley.
(c) Jupiter Hammon.
(d) Lucy Terry.

3. When did a DNA test indicate that the father of Sally Heming's youngest child was fathered by Jefferson?
(a) 2008.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1995.
(d) 2001.

4. Compared to the entrance hall to Jefferson's mansion, what size was the replica slave quarters at Monticello?
(a) 1/2 the size.
(b) 2/3 the size.
(c) 1/4 the size.
(d) 1/3 the size.

5. How many slaves did Jefferson sell over the course of his life?
(a) About 50.
(b) More than 100.
(c) 75.
(d) 125.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did James Hubbard, an enslaved man who worked in Monticello's nail factory run away?

3. When was Monticello first opened to the public?

4. When did Madison Hemings, Sally Hemings and Jefferson's son give an interview to the Pike County Republican newspaper?

5. How many of Jefferson's descendants are buried in the Jefferson Cemetery?

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