View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter One, what has caused the water of the lake to become brackish?
(a) A drought.
(b) A gold vein underneath the lake.
(c) Pollution by Dutch settlers.
(d) An overgrowth of algae.

2. Which of the following physical characteristics is not typical of the clan to which Gumsto belongs?
(a) Extremely wrinkled from a young age.
(b) Thin.
(c) Over six feet tall in height.
(d) Yellowish-brown in color.

3. What does Karel Van Doorn want Paul de Prè to return to France and secretly bring back to him?
(a) Cuttings from five hundred French grape vines.
(b) Love letters from a French countess.
(c) A political document involving the French king.
(d) A stolen ruby.

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 is Willem Van Doorn's dying wish?
(a) That his children prosper.
(b) That his grandchildren never go to war with the Hottentots.
(c) That his wife remarry.
(d) That he be buried in Holland.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what prosperous trade center does Malacca open access?

2. Who inherits the Van Doorn's South African estate after Paul de Prè's death?

3. How many rhinoceros horns does the Old Seeker tell chief Ngalo he needs?

4. How many members are in Gumsto's clan?

5. To what religion does Prince Henry of Portugal wish to convert Africa?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 261 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample