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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 much money did John Cummings invest in Whitney Planation to make it into a museum?
(a) $7 million.
(b) $12 million.
(c) $10 million.
(d) $15 million.

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

3. When did John Cummings learn about Whitney Plantation and consider buying it?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1997.

4. What highway did Smith take to Angola Prison?
(a) I-49.
(b) I-12.
(c) I-10.
(d) I-59.

5. When Smith visited Angola Prison, what percent of people serving life sentences were Black?
(a) 71%.
(b) 69%.
(c) 62%.
(d) 83%.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the children honored at the Field of Angels die in Saint John the Baptist Parish?

2. What Black poet did Jefferson denigrate?

3. In 1860, how many of the nearly four million enslaved people were under the age of 20?

4. How many plantations did Jefferson have?

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

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