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

2. Who leads the Voortrekkers as a general when they battle with the Zulus at Blood River in 1838?
(a) Tjaart Van Doorn.
(b) Andries Pretorius.
(c) Mzilikazi.
(d) Lukas DeGroot.

3. What is the name of Richard Saltwood's South African estate?
(a) Trianon.
(b) De Kraal.
(c) Santa Rosa.
(d) Brierly.

4. What does Gumsto suggest to help ensure the success of the San tribe's hunt when they are starving, in Chapter One?
(a) Using sacred arrows.
(b) A special ritual to seek the gods' blessing.
(c) Enlisting the help of lions.
(d) Burning the grass around the eland to trap it.

5. What nation establishes the East India Company or John Company in 1600?
(a) Germany.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Crimean War causes a reduction in enlistments in the British army, from where do the British recruit new soldiers?

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

3. What does Karel Van Doorn want to do with the secret purchase Paul de Prè brings back from France?

4. What does Nxumalo's father Ndela do to arouse the suspicion of the tribe's diviner?

5. Which of the following wildlife is not seen at the lake at the beginning of Chapter One?

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