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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what religion does Prince Henry of Portugal wish to convert Africa?
(a) Islam.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Hinduism.
(d) Buddhism.

2. At what is Gumsto a master?
(a) Using a bow and arrows.
(b) Painting on cave walls and rocks.
(c) Using a spear.
(d) Tracking antelope and other game.

3. At what age do the women in Gumsto's tribe marry?
(a) Seven.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Thirty.

4. Why does Gumsto feel entitled to take the seventeen-year-old widow Naoka as his wife?
(a) Naoka's father promises her to him to repay a debt.
(b) He's the handsomest man in the clan.
(c) He's the richest man in the clan.
(d) He's the leader of the clan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Nxumalo gains the king's attention, what new job is he given?

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

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

4. Why does Naoka initially reject Gao as a prospective husband?

5. When Chief Ngalo asks his son Nxumalo to bring the "heavy earth" to show the Old Seeker, what does Nxumalo bring?

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