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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Galveston Island - New York City.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At Monticello, how far up a path did Smith have to walk to Jefferson's grave?
(a) About a third of a mile.
(b) About half a mile.
(c) About a quarter mile.
(d) About two-thirds of a mile.

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

3. In Richmond, what size is the Robert E. Lee statue?
(a) 27 feet tall.
(b) 21 feet tall.
(c) 12 feet tall.
(d) 18 feet tall.

4. To what Native Americans did the land Monticello sits on belong?
(a) Monacan.
(b) Munsee Lanape.
(c) Nottoway.
(d) Choctaw.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people were known to have been enslaved at Whitney Plantation?

2. When was the oral history project begun to interview descendants of the enslaved community at Monticello?

3. How many people were killed in a Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, as they prayed?

4. Compared to the entrance hall to Jefferson's mansion, what size was the replica slave quarters at Monticello?

5. How many sets of Confederate remains did the Petersburg Ladies' Memorial Association find?

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