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

2. How many rhinoceros horns does the Old Seeker tell chief Ngalo he needs?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Ten.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Twenty.

3. What does Gumsto suggest to help ensure the success of the San tribe's hunt when they are starving, in Chapter One?
(a) Enlisting the help of lions.
(b) A special ritual to seek the gods' blessing.
(c) Using sacred arrows.
(d) Burning the grass around the eland to trap it.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Prince Henry of Portugal want his ships to sail around Africa's cape?

2. What is the Old Seeker's spear made out of in Chapter Two?

3. What situation in 1453 makes it imperative for Prince Henry to reach his goals in Africa?

4. At the beginning of Chapter One, what has caused the water of the lake to become brackish?

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

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