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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter X, The Venloo Commando.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who declares war on October 10, 1899?
(a) The Zulus.
(b) The Boers.
(c) The English.
(d) The French.

2. Which of the following does not describe Tjaart Van Doorn's situation at the beginning of Chapter Eight?
(a) His family is happy and thriving.
(b) He is a widower.
(c) His sheep and cattle are healthy.
(d) His neighbors like and respect him.

3. What does the Black Circuit commission investigate?
(a) Misconduct of African slaves.
(b) The treatment of women.
(c) Charges of financial misconduct.
(d) Charges of cruelty toward and murder of native Africans.

4. Why does Paul de Prè relocate his family to Amsterdam?
(a) To escape the religious persecution of the Catholic Church.
(b) To escape imprisonment for a crime he's committed.
(c) To marry a Dutch widow.
(d) To start a business.

5. How do Hilary and his wife die?
(a) They drown in a shipwreck.
(b) They burn in a fire.
(c) They are murdered.
(d) They die of cholera.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When the Crimean War causes a reduction in enlistments in the British army, from where do the British recruit new soldiers?

3. What is Dr. Nels Linnart's profession?

4. How does Shaka become leader of the Zulus?

5. Which Van Doorn first becomes a Trekboer?

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