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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. What inspires the English to pass the new law at the beginning of Chapter Eight?
(a) A rash of cattle thefts.
(b) Simon Keer's novel about Dutch slaveholders.
(c) The murder of a slave by a Dutchman.
(d) A slave uprising.

2. What does the king of Zimbabwe put Nxumalo in charge of moving?
(a) The royal palace.
(b) The city of Zimbabwe.
(c) The diamond mine.
(d) The gold mine.

3. What does Frank Saltwood discover about Zimbabwe in Chapter Nine?
(a) It has been burned by the Zulus.
(b) It was built by native Africans, which negates Cecil's theory.
(c) It has been seized by the Portuguese.
(d) It is filled with diamonds.

4. Which of the following is not a condition in the English concentration camps?
(a) No medicine.
(b) Too little food.
(c) No women and children are present.
(d) Poor hygiene facilities.

5. How many rhinoceros horns does the Old Seeker tell chief Ngalo he needs?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Ten.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Sixteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Old Seeker's spear made out of in Chapter Two?

2. Why does Prince Henry of Portugal want his ships to sail around Africa's cape?

3. Which Van Doorn befriends the slave Dikkop in Chapter Five?

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

5. What interactions do the Voortrekkers have with the Zulu warrior Dingane?

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