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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Shaka become leader of the Zulus?
(a) He proves he is a great warrior & is asked to lead the tribe.
(b) He is elected to the position.
(c) He marries the Zulu queen.
(d) He seizes leadership of the tribe once the king dies.

2. When a new teacher opens a school in Venloo in Chapter Eleven, who is sent there to get a formal education in English?
(a) Johanna Van Doorn.
(b) Maria Steyn.
(c) Detlev Van Doorn.
(d) Adriaan DeGroot.

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

4. What outcast from the Langeni does Nxumalo meet once he leaves his own tribe?
(a) Mpepha.
(b) Nandi.
(c) Shaka.
(d) Mqalane.

5. What work does Paul de Prè's wife do for his Amsterdam employers?
(a) She is their cook.
(b) She is their governess.
(c) She is their housekeeper.
(d) She is their seamstress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose teachings do French Huguenots follow?

2. At the beginning of Chapter Seven, for what tribal problem does the diviner think Ndela is responsible?

3. Why does Nxumalo leave his tribe, the Sixolobo?

4. How does Paul de Prè gain control of the Van Doorn estate in South Africa?

5. What does Karel Van Doorn want Paul de Prè to return to France and secretly bring back to him?

(see the answer key)

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