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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) At least three granite bricks.
(b) Clay pots filled with water.
(c) Gold.
(d) Fresh zebra meat.

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

3. What is the name of Captain Nicholas Saltwood's ship in Chapter Three?
(a) The Acorn.
(b) The Harvest.
(c) The Allegria.
(d) The Cornwall Lady.

4. What three European nations battle for control of Malacca in Chapter Three?
(a) England, Holland, and France.
(b) Portugal, Italy, and Holland.
(c) Portugal, Holland, and England.
(d) England, Germany, and Spain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Van Doorn estate in South Africa?

2. What work does the Old Seeker tell Nxumalo he must do upon reaching Zimbabwe?

3. At what age do the women in Gumsto's tribe marry?

4. Which Van Doorn befriends the slave Dikkop in Chapter Five?

5. What punishment does the governor of Java impose on slaves who try to escape?

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