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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XIV, Diamonds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What honor does Queen Victoria bestow on Richard Saltwood for his many actions on England's behalf in Africa?
(a) An earldom.
(b) A gold medal.
(c) A new estate in England.
(d) A knighthood.

2. Who does Hilary Saltwood marry?
(a) Louisa Kennedy.
(b) A slave girl named Emma.
(c) Henrietta Madison.
(d) Katje Van Doorn.

3. What nationality is the man who establishes the fort at Malacca in 1511?
(a) Dutch.
(b) French.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) Spanish.

4. How many Voortrekkers face the twelve thousand Zulus in battle at Blood River in 1838?
(a) One thousand.
(b) Four hundred and sixty.
(c) Twenty thousand.
(d) One hundred.

5. What does Voortrekker mean?
(a) A corn and potatoes farmer.
(b) A member of the Voortrek family.
(c) Forward trekker.
(d) A hunter of lions.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following physical characteristics is not typical of the clan to which Gumsto belongs?

3. Whose teachings do French Huguenots follow?

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

5. Which of the following does not describe the way the Broderbond works?

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