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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. Which Van Doorn befriends the slave Dikkop in Chapter Five?
(a) Adriaan Van Doorn.
(b) Rebecca Van Doorn.
(c) Hendrik Van Doorn.
(d) Karel Van Doorn.

2. At what age do the men in Gumsto's tribe marry?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Nineteen or twenty.
(d) Thirty.

3. Who writes the book entitled "The Truth About South Africa", accusing the Dutch Boers of abusing and murdering the native Africans?
(a) Simon Keer.
(b) Hilary Saltwood.
(c) Dr. Nels Linnart.
(d) Lodevicus Van Doorn.

4. Who does Old Seeker want Nxumalo to marry?
(a) Zeolani.
(b) A rich Arab widow.
(c) The king's daughter.
(d) His granddaughter.

5. What does Captain Saltwood name his estate in England?
(a) Thornberry.
(b) Sentinels.
(c) Starwood.
(d) Villa Rosa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nation establishes the East India Company or John Company in 1600?

2. What punishment does the governor of Java impose on slaves who try to escape?

3. Why are farmers living in squalor in the city when Detleef visits it in Chapter Twelve?

4. How many Voortrekkers face the twelve thousand Zulus in battle at Blood River in 1838?

5. From what disease does Paul de Prè die?

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