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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did David Thorson, the guide at Monticello, do before becoming a tour guide?
2. How many slaves did Jefferson sell over the course of his life?
3. When did Ulrich Bonnell Phillips write that slavery was a benevolent system designed to civilize "an inferior African race" (71)?
4. Between 1774 and 1778 how many births and deaths were among Jefferson's enslaved population?
5. In "Monticello Plantation," where was Smith living?
Short Essay Questions
1. What exhibit commemorated the largest slave rebellion in U.S. history at The Whitney Plantation?
2. How did David Thorson describe slavery?
3. How did Jefferson feel about separating families, and did he separate families?
4. How did Yvonne Holden, a guide at Whitney Plantation, believed that slavery needed to be depicted?
5. What was David Thorson's background--the guide who gave Smith a tour of Monticello?
6. What labor did slaves have to contribute to the building of Jefferson's house?
7. What information did Smith notice that their tour guide at Angola failed to mention?
8. How did John Cummings establish the Whitney Plantation?
9. How did David Thorson compare history, nostalgia, and memory?
10. Where does most of the information about Sally Hemings and Jefferson's relationship come from?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Clint Smith is the author of How the Word Is Passed. Why did Smith write the book?
Essay Topic 2
Smith took a tour in New York led by guide Damaras Obi. When the tour ended, Damaras stressed the importance of fact-checking. What is fact-checking? Who or what did Damaras believe needed to be fact-checked for accuracy and truth? Why did Damaras believe fact-checking was important?
Essay Topic 3
Historic integrity determines the ability of a site to convey its significance. Why is there controversy regarding the historical integrity of the Whitney Plantation?
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