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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many slaves did the Madison family have on Monticello Plantation?
(a) About 150.
(b) More than 300.
(c) 200.
(d) 170.

3. 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?
(a) 180 degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) 195 degrees Fahrenheit.
(c) 175 degrees Fahrenheit.
(d) 185 degrees Fahrenheit.

4. Where did David Thorson's children go to college?
(a) James Madison University.
(b) University of Virginia.
(c) Virginia Commonwealth University.
(d) Williams & Mary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Yvonne Holden's grandfather when he and his brother tried to leave Arkansas for Illinois?

2. When was Norris Henderson released from Angola?

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

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

5. When was the largest slave rebellion in U.S. history?

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