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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Blandford Cemetery.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many lives of enslaved children are honored at the Field of Angels?
(a) 1,100.
(b) 2,700.
(c) 1,800.
(d) 2,200.

2. How long did it take to build Jefferson's house at Monticello?
(a) 36 years.
(b) More than 40 years.
(c) 42 years.
(d) About 30 years.

3. How many slaves did Jefferson sell over the course of his life?
(a) About 50.
(b) More than 100.
(c) 75.
(d) 125.

4. How many family members did a man named Jeff who attended the Sons of Confederate Veterans celebration have at Blandford Cemetery?
(a) 85.
(b) 53.
(c) 78.
(d) 61.

5. When did Jefferson sign an act prohibiting the importation of slaves to the U.S.?
(a) 1805.
(b) 1806.
(c) 1807.
(d) 1808.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Historian Lucia Stanton work as a historian at Monticello?

2. For how many generations were some of the slaves at Monticello enslaved there?

3. When was the first Memorial Day celebrated on the grounds of Blandford Cemetery?

4. In the 2013 law suit when three men on death row sued Angola for "appalling and extreme conditions" (111), what was the heat index on death row at times?

5. When did Louisiana begin using the electric chair?

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