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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Whitney Plantation - Angola Prison.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Madison Hemings, Sally Hemings and Jefferson's son give an interview to the Pike County Republican newspaper?
(a) April 19, 1873.
(b) April 30, 1873.
(c) March 13, 1873.
(d) March 1, 1873.

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

4. What was the average sentence at Angola?
(a) 87 years.
(b) 79 years.
(c) 90 years.
(d) 84 years.

5. Before the civil war, how many slave cabins were on the Whitney Plantation?
(a) 36.
(b) 28.
(c) 22.
(d) 39.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the transatlantic slave trade outlawed?

2. What highway did Smith take to Angola Prison?

3. When was Monticello first opened to the public?

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

5. What percent of those at Angola did Norris believe were convicted by split juries?

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