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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. How old was Yvonne Holden's grandfather when he and his brother tried to leave Arkansas for Illinois?
(a) 16.
(b) 9.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

2. How many of Jefferson's descendants are buried in the Jefferson Cemetery?
(a) About 250.
(b) 240.
(c) 280.
(d) Roughly 200.

3. How many of Sally Hemings children did Jefferson father?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

4. When did the State of Louisiana take over running Angola?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1902.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Black administrators had Angola had by the time Smith visited Angola Prison?

2. When did Louisiana begin using the electric chair?

3. How many languages does Dr. Ibrahima Seck speak?

4. Where was Smith born and raised?

5. What did David Thorson, the guide at Monticello, do before becoming a tour guide?

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