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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II, Zimbabwe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Prince Henry of Portugal want his ships to sail around Africa's cape?
(a) To attack the Zulus.
(b) To beat the French to China.
(c) To reach the riches of the orient.
(d) To chart new territory.

2. What does the Old Seeker show Nxumalo and Chief Ngalo after he sees the "heavy earth"?
(a) Silk from China.
(b) A diamond.
(c) A golden amulet from Persia.
(d) A camel.

3. In Chapter Two, who promises to wait for Nxumalo to return from Zimbabwe and then marry him?
(a) Nagi.
(b) Yzit.
(c) Zeolani.
(d) Lilia.

4. For what purpose are the small San people enslaved and used by the people of Zimbabwe?
(a) To work in the barley fields.
(b) To build the city's temples.
(c) To work the gold mines.
(d) To perform domestic tasks like cooking.

5. Which of the following wildlife is not seen at the lake at the beginning of Chapter One?
(a) Two female lions.
(b) A grizzly bear.
(c) A herd of zebra and a rhinoceros.
(d) A herd of eland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Prince Henry of Portugal want to find the city of Ophir?

2. How does Naoka's first husband die?

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

4. What is Prince Henry of Portugal's nickname?

5. How old is Gumsto when he first appears in the novel?

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