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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gumsto suggest to help ensure the success of the San tribe's hunt when they are starving, in Chapter One?
(a) Enlisting the help of lions.
(b) Using sacred arrows.
(c) Burning the grass around the eland to trap it.
(d) A special ritual to seek the gods' blessing.

2. What work does Paul de Prè's wife do for his Amsterdam employers?
(a) She is their housekeeper.
(b) She is their cook.
(c) She is their governess.
(d) She is their seamstress.

3. What three European nations battle for control of Malacca in Chapter Three?
(a) England, Holland, and France.
(b) England, Germany, and Spain.
(c) Portugal, Holland, and England.
(d) Portugal, Italy, and Holland.

4. From what disease does Paul de Prè die?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Pneumonia.

5. What nation establishes the East India Company or John Company in 1600?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Italy.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tree do the burghers plant around the Dutch colony to protect their cattle and keep out the rest of Africa?

2. What nation establishes the United East India Company or Jan Company?

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. With whom does Willem Van Doorn fall in love and father two children?

5. Why does Paul de Prè relocate his family to Amsterdam?

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