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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To where do the English send their prisoners in the Boer Wars?
(a) To farms outside London.
(b) To concentration camps.
(c) To prisons in France.
(d) To prisons in Scotland.

2. Which tribal leader causes as much death, devastation, and forced migration as Shaka?
(a) Mzilikazi.
(b) Dingane.
(c) Nxumalo.
(d) Mhlangana.

3. Which of the following physical characteristics is not typical of the clan to which Gumsto belongs?
(a) Thin.
(b) Extremely wrinkled from a young age.
(c) Over six feet tall in height.
(d) Yellowish-brown in color.

4. What is Cecil Rhodes' dream in Chapter Nine?
(a) To find a large diamond.
(b) To unite Africa under English rule.
(c) To defeat Dingane in battle.
(d) To find the biblical city of Ophir.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Adriaan and Seena Van Doorn meet Dr. Nels Linnart from Sweden?

2. What does Nxumalo's father Ndela do to arouse the suspicion of the tribe's diviner?

3. What is the name of Captain Nicholas Saltwood's ship in Chapter Three?

4. Who is the leader of the Venloo Commandos?

5. Which Van Doorn befriends the slave Dikkop in Chapter Five?

(see the answer key)

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