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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII, The Voortrekkers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Old Seeker want Nxumalo to marry?
(a) The king's daughter.
(b) His granddaughter.
(c) Zeolani.
(d) A rich Arab widow.

2. For whom does Paul de Prè work as a gardener in Amsterdam?
(a) A Dutch politician.
(b) Two wealthy Dutch widows.
(c) A Dutch merchant.
(d) Karel Van Doorn.

3. What work does the Old Seeker tell Nxumalo he must do upon reaching Zimbabwe?
(a) Become a scribe.
(b) Farm.
(c) Become a carpenter.
(d) Build the wall around the city.

4. Who does Nxumalo work with to eliminate Shaka?
(a) The San tribe.
(b) Mzilikazi.
(c) The Bantu tribe.
(d) Shaka's half-brothers Dingane and Mhlangana.

5. 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 a god.
(d) That the chief is omnipotent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the loss of horses and oxen at the end of Chapter Eight as the Voortrekkers journey to Zimbabwe?

2. For what purpose are the small San people enslaved and used by the people of Zimbabwe?

3. What has the king of Zimbabwe decreed that every man or woman passing the Field of Granite en route to Zimbabwe must take with them to the city?

4. When he is a boy, why does Shaka think he will one day be the Zulu chief?

5. What is Willem Van Doorn's dying wish?

(see the answer key)

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