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

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) An overgrowth of algae.
(c) Pollution by Dutch settlers.
(d) A drought.

2. Why does Naoka initially reject Gao as a prospective husband?
(a) He's too bashful.
(b) He's too old for her.
(c) Her sister is in love with him.
(d) He hasn't yet killed an eland to prove his prowess at hunting.

3. Why does Nxumalo decide not to return to his home village after seeing Zimbabwe?
(a) The journey back home would be too perilous.
(b) He can make more money in Zimbabwe.
(c) Zimbabwe is more exciting than his village.
(d) He has fallen in love with a woman from Zimbabwe.

4. Which of the following physical characteristics is not typical of the clan to which Gumsto belongs?
(a) Yellowish-brown in color.
(b) Over six feet tall in height.
(c) Thin.
(d) Extremely wrinkled from a young age.

5. 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 chart new territory.
(d) To reach the riches of the orient.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In what do Kharu and the other women carry water when the tribe moves?

4. For what purpose are the small San people enslaved and used by the people of Zimbabwe?

5. What kind of shelters do Gumsto's clan members make for their dwellings?

(see the answer key)

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