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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, Pages 202 - 239.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who presides over Zouga's sorting table?
(a) Cecil Rhodes.
(b) Ralph Ballantyne.
(c) Bazo.
(d) Jan Cheroot.

2. What does Zouga name the huge tract of the African interior that he owns?
(a) Zanzaba.
(b) Zambezia.
(c) Zamnee.
(d) Zimbabwe.

3. When Kamuza returns to Colesberg, what does he come back as?
(a) The king's warrior.
(b) The king's man.
(c) The warrior king.
(d) The I.D.B. enforcer.

4. What is a giya?
(a) The dueling dance of an Englishman.
(b) The seductive dance of a woman.
(c) The marriage dance of the Matabele.
(d) The challenge dance of a warrior.

5. How does Jordan obtain the book that he keeps hidden under his pillow?
(a) Jordan stole it.
(b) Jordan found it.
(c) Jordan bought it.
(d) Jordan traded for it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author liken the digging frenzy to?

2. When Zouga introduces himself to the warriors he comes upon, by what name does he introduce himself?

3. According to the Digger's Committee, what is the wage Zouga is allowed to pay his men?

4. How many diamonds are in the bag that Zouga brings back from his meeting with the nameless man?

5. Who sets up the meeting for Zouga Ballantyne and the "nameless" man?

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