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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 slaves did the Madison family have on Monticello Plantation?
(a) More than 300.
(b) About 150.
(c) 200.
(d) 170.

2. When Smith interviewed Niya Bates, how long did she say they had been giving esentially the same main tour?
(a) Since the mid-50s.
(b) Since the 1970s.
(c) Since the 1940s.
(d) Since the 1960s.

3. For how many generations were some of the slaves at Monticello enslaved there?
(a) 5 generations.
(b) 2 generations.
(c) 4 generations.
(d) 3 generations.

4. What did David Thorson, the guide at Monticello, do before becoming a tour guide?
(a) Served for more than 25 years in the Army.
(b) Served for more than 30 years in the Air Force.
(c) Served for more than 25 years in the Marines.
(d) Served for more than 30 years in the U.S. Navy.

5. How long did Historian Lucia Stanton work as a historian at Monticello?
(a) 15 years.
(b) Two decades.
(c) Over 3 decades.
(d) 35 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Smith born and raised?

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

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

4. How many plantations did Jefferson have?

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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