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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 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.

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

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

4. How deep did slaves have to dig for water before water was found at Monticello?
(a) 65 feet.
(b) 70 feet.
(c) 20 feet.
(d) 30 feet.

5. When did James Hubbard, an enslaved man who worked in Monticello's nail factory run away?
(a) 1808.
(b) 1809.
(c) Around 1810.
(d) During 1811.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the oral history project begun to interview descendants of the enslaved community at Monticello?

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

3. What was the name of Sally Hemings child who was freed in Jefferson's will?

4. When Smith visited Monticello, how many of the 89 tour guides were Black?

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

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