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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name do the three men give to their new mine?
(a) Harkness Mine.
(b) African Mine.
(c) Ballantyne Mine.
(d) New Rush Mine.

2. When Mungo St. John breaks into Juba's tent in the middle of the night, what does Juba call Mungo?
(a) A lion.
(b) A thief.
(c) A murderer.
(d) A traitor.

3. What animal comes to represent the beautiful and wild land between the Limpopo and the Zambezi rivers for Ralph Ballantyne?
(a) Elephant.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) Giraffe.
(d) Antelope.

4. What are Zouga, Ralph, and Jan Cheroot searching the land for?
(a) Yellow diamonds.
(b) Red gold.
(c) White gold.
(d) Blue diamonds.

5. What is the name of the estate where Zouga lives?
(a) King's Lynn.
(b) Queen's Lynn.
(c) Kimberley Club.
(d) Khami Mission.

6. How many men does Mungo request that Gandang send to work on the new gold mine?
(a) One thousand.
(b) Three hundred.
(c) Two hundred.
(d) Five hundred.

7. When Tanase greets Bazo as he is returning to Gandang's kraal, she calls Bazo a name that makes Bazo uncomfortable. What is the name?
(a) Bayete.
(b) Chaka.
(c) Mzilikazi.
(d) Diniswayo.

8. When Cathy's sister finally arrive at the camp, who does Elizabeth greet first?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Jordan.
(c) Cecil.
(d) Cathy.

9. What is the umbrella name for all of Ralph's companies?
(a) RHOLANDS.
(b) AFRABS.
(c) RABALLS.
(d) DIARALS.

10. What is the Matabele name given to Ralph?
(a) Bakela.
(b) Bazo.
(c) Henshaw.
(d) Nomusa.

11. What does Ralph give Jonathon for his birthday?
(a) A book.
(b) A horse.
(c) A gun.
(d) A dog.

12. To whom does Ralph sell his company?
(a) Leander Jameson.
(b) Cecil Rhodes.
(c) Roelof Zeederberg.
(d) Aaron Fagan.

13. Who does Bazo assign to kill Zouga and Louise?
(a) Nkosi.
(b) Bakela.
(c) Gandang.
(d) Suku.

14. Who is the Chief Native Commissioner in Matabeleland?
(a) Zouga Ballantyne.
(b) Cecil Rhodes.
(c) Mungo St. John.
(d) Leander Jameson.

15. Before the occupation of the company, when a senior wife of an indunas had traveled, how many attendants would be with her?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Forty.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Matabele, what is the only true form of wealth?

2. When Cecil breaks open champagne and steals Robyn's guests, who arranges for a wagon of champagne to be brought in so Cecil will not be the focus of attention at the wedding?

3. As the story begins, how old is Ralph?

4. Which of the following is NOT a son of King Lobengula?

5. When Ralph is out prospecting with the man who will plan the development and extraction of the minerals, what does Ralph liken the continent of Africa to?

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