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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XII, Achievement of a Puritan.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What conditions does Micah Nxumalo show Detleef that the black miners are facing?
(a) They are being replaced by the Chinese.
(b) They have a housing shortage and are living in the street.
(c) They have incurred major injuries from their mining work.
(d) Since they're paid less, they're even poorer than the whites.

3. With whom does Willem Van Doorn fall in love and father two children?
(a) A slave girl named Ateh.
(b) A Dutch woman named Hanneke.
(c) A French woman named Danielle.
(d) An English woman named Julia.

4. Why does Prince Henry of Portugal want his ships to sail around Africa's cape?
(a) To attack the Zulus.
(b) To chart new territory.
(c) To beat the French to China.
(d) To reach the riches of the orient.

5. What tree do the burghers plant around the Dutch colony to protect their cattle and keep out the rest of Africa?
(a) An elm tree.
(b) A maple tree.
(c) An oak tree.
(d) A bitter almond tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which side do many blacks fight during the Boer wars?

2. What nationality is the man who establishes the fort at Malacca in 1511?

3. How old is Paulus DeGroot during the war with the English?

4. When Nxumalo gains the king's attention, what new job is he given?

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

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