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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XI, Education of a Puritan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Englishman documents Shaka's later years?
(a) Henry Francis Fynn.
(b) Bill Turner.
(c) Captain Nicholas Saltwood.
(d) James Lochwood.

2. Who does Johanna Van Doorn marry?
(a) Jonathan Amberson, the English teacher.
(b) Piet Krause, the Afrikaaner teacher.
(c) Josef Steyn.
(d) Adriaan DeGroot.

3. At the beginning of Chapter Seven, what has Nxumalo been raised to believe about the chief of his tribe?
(a) That the chief is incompetent.
(b) That whatever the chief says is law.
(c) That the chief is omnipotent.
(d) That the chief is a god.

4. What is Paul de Prè skilled at growing?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Barley.

5. Why does Paul de Prè relocate his family to Amsterdam?
(a) To marry a Dutch widow.
(b) To escape the religious persecution of the Catholic Church.
(c) To start a business.
(d) To escape imprisonment for a crime he's committed.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a new teacher opens a school in Venloo in Chapter Eleven, who is sent there to get a formal education in English?

2. Whose teachings do French Huguenots follow?

3. Which Van Doorns survive the war with England?

4. What happens when Mzilikazi stands up to Shaka?

5. From what disease does Paul de Prè die?

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