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

2. In "Monticello Plantation," where was Smith living?
(a) Boston.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) New Orleans.

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

4. How old was Jefferson's wife, Martha, when she died?
(a) 41.
(b) 54.
(c) 33.
(d) 29.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many plantations did Jefferson have?

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

3. To what Native Americans did the land Monticello sits on belong?

4. How many American plantations besides Monticello are on the UNESCO World Heritage List?

5. How many of Sally Hemings children did Jefferson father?

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