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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What interactions do the Voortrekkers have with the Zulu warrior Dingane?
(a) Dingane guides them through dangerous Bantu land.
(b) Dingane signs a peace treaty with them.
(c) Dingane agrees to herd cattle and sheep for them.
(d) Dingane promises them land rights, but plans to kill them.

2. Which of the following is not a disease prevalent in the English concentration camps?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) Measles.
(d) Typhoid.

3. Who does Cecil Rhodes believe built the great city of Zimbabwe?
(a) The ancient Greeks.
(b) Native Africans.
(c) The ancient Atlanteans.
(d) The ancient Phoenicians.

4. With which side do many blacks fight during the Boer wars?
(a) The Dutch.
(b) The Portuguese.
(c) The English.
(d) The French.

5. Who does Johanna Van Doorn marry?
(a) Josef Steyn.
(b) Adriaan DeGroot.
(c) Piet Krause, the Afrikaaner teacher.
(d) Jonathan Amberson, the English teacher.

6. How does Richard Saltwood help the Xhosa in Chapter Nine?
(a) He sends the English army to help them fight the Zulus.
(b) He feeds and shelters them when they're starving.
(c) He gives them money to buy land from the Boers.
(d) He petitions the government to allow them to vote.

7. Why does Detleef refuse to accept the blue ribbon for his prize bull?
(a) He doesn't think his bull deserves to win.
(b) The king will present the ribbon, and he opposes the king.
(c) He's angry his sheep didn't win blue ribbons also.
(d) He is modest and shuns publicity.

8. What is the name of Richard Saltwood's South African estate?
(a) Trianon.
(b) Brierly.
(c) Santa Rosa.
(d) De Kraal.

9. What sport does Detleef Van Doorn play?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Rugby.
(d) Baseball.

10. Why does Piet Krause take the school children and their families to Waterval-Boven?
(a) To see a trainload of Chinese workers being repatriated.
(b) For a picnic.
(c) To see the waterfall near the town.
(d) To visit the museum there.

11. Which of the following is not something that the 48-page booklet Detleef creates and requires every citizen to carry contains?
(a) A passport.
(b) A driver's license.
(c) Medical information.
(d) Racial identity.

12. Why does the woman Philip loves reject his marriage proposal?
(a) She prefers one of the Troxel boys.
(b) She prefers to marry an Afrikaner, and Philip is American.
(c) Philip is too poor for her.
(d) She is going to be a nun and plans to never marry.

13. Who encourages Detlev Van Doorn to change his name to Detleef in Chapter Eleven to better reflect his country?
(a) Piet Krause.
(b) Paulus DeGroot.
(c) Johanna Van Doorn.
(d) Maria Steyn, daughter of commando Christoffel Steyn.

14. How do the Hottentots and Bushmen respond to the new law passed at the beginning of Chapter Eight?
(a) They steal cattle and raid Dutch farms.
(b) They declare war on the English.
(c) They join the English military.
(d) They demand financial restitution for their years of slavery.

15. What does Frank Saltwood discover about Zimbabwe in Chapter Nine?
(a) It is filled with diamonds.
(b) It has been seized by the Portuguese.
(c) It has been burned by the Zulus.
(d) It was built by native Africans, which negates Cecil's theory.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1857, what does the Xhosa prophet, Nonqause, inaccurately predict?

2. What country does Detleef Van Door tour as an athlete, representing his country on the Springbok team?

3. What do the Xhosa do in response to Nonqause's prophecy?

4. To where do the English send their prisoners in the Boer Wars?

5. Which of the following does not describe Tjaart Van Doorn's situation at the beginning of Chapter Eight?

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