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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II, Zimbabwe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Gao more skilled at than he is at hunting?
(a) Weaving cloth.
(b) Painting.
(c) Farming.
(d) Catching fish.

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

3. What is Kharu's role in the tribe?
(a) She makes the poison for the arrows.
(b) She is the tribe's goat herder.
(c) She's the tribal shaman.
(d) She is the tribal healer.

4. At what is Gumsto a master?
(a) Tracking antelope and other game.
(b) Using a spear.
(c) Using a bow and arrows.
(d) Painting on cave walls and rocks.

5. At what age do the men in Gumsto's tribe marry?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Nineteen or twenty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What situation in 1453 makes it imperative for Prince Henry to reach his goals in Africa?

2. How does Gao prove his bravery during the hunt?

3. What is Prince Henry of Portugal's nickname?

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

5. What work does the Old Seeker tell Nxumalo he must do upon reaching Zimbabwe?

(see the answer key)

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