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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) Hinduism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Christianity.
2. At what is Gumsto a master?
(a) Tracking antelope and other game.
(b) Using a spear.
(c) Using a bow and arrows.
(d) Painting on cave walls and rocks.
3. What does the Old Seeker show Nxumalo and Chief Ngalo after he sees the "heavy earth"?
(a) A diamond.
(b) A camel.
(c) A golden amulet from Persia.
(d) Silk from China.
4. What is the Old Seeker's spear made out of in Chapter Two?
(a) Gold.
(b) Iron.
(c) Steel.
(d) Graphite.
5. Why does Nxumalo decide not to return to his home village after seeing Zimbabwe?
(a) Zimbabwe is more exciting than his village.
(b) He has fallen in love with a woman from Zimbabwe.
(c) He can make more money in Zimbabwe.
(d) The journey back home would be too perilous.
Short Answer Questions
1. What has the king of Zimbabwe decreed that every man or woman passing the Field of Granite en route to Zimbabwe must take with them to the city?
2. At what age do the men in Gumsto's tribe marry?
3. How old is Gumsto when he first appears in the novel?
4. Who does Old Seeker want Nxumalo to marry?
5. What is Kharu's role in the tribe?
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