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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. To what prosperous trade center does Malacca open access?
(a) Spain.
(b) Zimbabwe.
(c) China.
(d) The Spice Islands.

2. 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) Using sacred arrows.
(c) Burning the grass around the eland to trap it.
(d) A special ritual to seek the gods' blessing.

3. Who establishes a fort at Malacca in 1511?
(a) Afonso de Albuquerque.
(b) Vasco da Gama.
(c) Christopher Columbus.
(d) Prince Henry the Navigator.

4. What does Karel Van Doorn want to do with the secret purchase Paul de Prè brings back from France?
(a) Use it to blackmail an enemy.
(b) Grow grapes and make wine on his South African estate.
(c) Sell it.
(d) Use it as a dowry for his daughter.

5. What does Nxumalo tell the Old Seeker his people traded for the "heavy earth"?
(a) Antelope hides.
(b) Ivory.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Cloth they wove.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following wildlife is not seen at the lake at the beginning of Chapter One?

2. What work does Paul de Prè's wife do for his Amsterdam employers?

3. How does Paul de Prè gain control of the Van Doorn estate in South Africa?

4. How does Naoka's first husband die?

5. How does Gao prove his bravery during the hunt?

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