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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Prince Henry of Portugal's nickname?
(a) The Prince of Africa.
(b) Prince Henry the Navigator.
(c) The Dark Lion.
(d) The Conqueror.

2. What does the king of Zimbabwe put Nxumalo in charge of moving?
(a) The diamond mine.
(b) The royal palace.
(c) The city of Zimbabwe.
(d) The gold mine.

3. What is a Trekboer?
(a) A Dutch sailor.
(b) A nomadic farmer or cattle herder.
(c) A Dutch bride.
(d) A member of the Trekboer family.

4. Who inadvertently starts a war with the Xhosa tribe in Chapter Five by moving to land he doesn't realize has been allotted to the Xhosa by the governor?
(a) Paulus DeGroot.
(b) Adriaan Van Doorn.
(c) Hilary Saltwood.
(d) Lodevicus Van Doorn.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What outcast from the Langeni does Nxumalo meet once he leaves his own tribe?

2. 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?

3. Who attacks the Voortrekker wagons and kills the Lukas De Groot camp?

4. What Englishman documents Shaka's later years?

5. Why do Seena Van Doorn and her daughter-in-law come into conflict?

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