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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV, The Huguenots.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Chief Ngalo asks his son Nxumalo to bring the "heavy earth" to show the Old Seeker, what does Nxumalo bring?
(a) A diamond.
(b) Three iron ingots from Phalaborwa.
(c) A pot of soil.
(d) A chunk of gold.

2. What is Kharu's role in the tribe?
(a) She makes the poison for the arrows.
(b) She is the tribal healer.
(c) She is the tribe's goat herder.
(d) She's the tribal shaman.

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

4. What nation establishes the United East India Company or Jan Company?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) Holland.
(d) France.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Old Seeker want Nxumalo to marry?

2. Who establishes a fort at Malacca in 1511?

3. What tree do the burghers plant around the Dutch colony to protect their cattle and keep out the rest of Africa?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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