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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of shelters do Gumsto's clan members make for their dwellings?
(a) Grass thrown across a framework of interlocked saplings.
(b) Tents made of animal hides.
(c) Mud and straw huts.
(d) One-room brick abodes.

2. What does Karel Van Doorn want to do with the secret purchase Paul de Prè brings back from France?
(a) Grow grapes and make wine on his South African estate.
(b) Use it as a dowry for his daughter.
(c) Sell it.
(d) Use it to blackmail an enemy.

3. What is Dr. Nels Linnart's profession?
(a) He's a predikant.
(b) He's a teacher.
(c) He's a scientist.
(d) He's a doctor.

4. Who becomes governor of Java in Chapter Three?
(a) Willem Van Doorn.
(b) Captain Nicholas Smallwood.
(c) Karel Van Doorn.
(d) Jonathan Maxwell.

5. What does Captain Saltwood name his estate in England?
(a) Thornberry.
(b) Starwood.
(c) Sentinels.
(d) Villa Rosa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What three European nations battle for control of Malacca in Chapter Three?

2. At what age do the women in Gumsto's tribe marry?

3. Who establishes a fort at Malacca in 1511?

4. Why does Prince Henry of Portugal want to find the city of Ophir?

5. Why does Naoka initially reject Gao as a prospective husband?

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