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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Author's Note - Monticello Plantation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many plantations did Jefferson have?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

2. How deep did slaves have to dig for water before water was found at Monticello?
(a) 20 feet.
(b) 30 feet.
(c) 70 feet.
(d) 65 feet.

3. How long did Historian Lucia Stanton work as a historian at Monticello?
(a) 15 years.
(b) Over 3 decades.
(c) 35 years.
(d) Two decades.

4. When was Monticello first opened to the public?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1923.

5. Where was Smith born and raised?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Mobile.
(c) Baton Rouge.
(d) New Orleans.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many slaves did the Madison family have on Monticello Plantation?

2. To what Native Americans did the land Monticello sits on belong?

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 many of Sally Hemings children did Jefferson father?

5. What was the name of Sally Hemings child who was freed in Jefferson's will?

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