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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4, Pages 151 - 202.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the man who finds the enrichment that starts the diamond frenzy in Colesberg?
(a) Josef Bishop.
(b) Zouga Ballantyne.
(c) Cecil Rhodes.
(d) Calvin Hine.

2. What does Zouga initially offer to pay the men who agree to work on his claim?
(a) Seven shillings and six pence per week.
(b) Eight shillings per week.
(c) Five shillings per week.
(d) Three shillings and six pence per week.

3. What is the name of the book Zouga wrote?
(a) Hunter's Dream
(b) Hunter's Odyssey.
(c) Hunter's Journey.
(d) Hunter's Nightmare.

4. When Zouga finally meets the nameless man who requested the meeting, who does the nameless man turn out to be?
(a) Mark Sanderson.
(b) Hendrick Naaiman.
(c) Cecil Rhodes.
(d) King Lobengula.

5. What is the meaning of the name by which Zouga introduces himself to the warriors he comes upon?
(a) The Fist.
(b) The Warrior.
(c) The Rock.
(d) The Seer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the journey from Good Hope to the diamond fields take Zouga and his family?

2. How far is it from Good Hope to the diamond fields that Zouga and his family journey to?

3. What does the author liken the digging frenzy to?

4. What is a giya?

5. Who does Zouga send into the pit to hand up the equipment and tools?

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