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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 old was Jefferson's wife, Martha, when she died?
(a) 54.
(b) 41.
(c) 33.
(d) 29.

2. How much was Norris Henderson paid for working in the field when he was at Angola?
(a) 7 cents an hour.
(b) 8 cents an hour.
(c) 6 cents an hour.
(d) 5 cents an hour.

3. When did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that non-unanimous verdicts were unconstitutional for cases involving serious crimes?
(a) 2019.
(b) 2020.
(c) 2018.
(d) 2021.

4. 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 two-thirds of a mile.
(c) About a quarter mile.
(d) About half a mile.

5. How many of Sally Hemings children survived into adulthood?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Smith interviewed Niya Bates, how long did she say they had been giving esentially the same main tour?

2. When did the State of Louisiana transition from the electric chair to lethal injection?

3. How old was Niya Bates, the director of African American history at Monticello, when Smith visit4ed when the Sally Heminmgs DNA results were released?

4. How long did it take to build Jefferson's house at Monticello?

5. When did Angola Prison's infamous maximum-security housing unit, Red Hat cell block, close?

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