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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter X, The Venloo Commando.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What consequence do the Xhosa people face after taking their actions in response to Nonqause's prophecy?
(a) They contract yellow fever and many die.
(b) They starve, and hundreds of them die.
(c) They are arrested by the English and imprisoned.
(d) They lose the battle with the Zulus and are annihilated.

2. What does Nxumalo's father Ndela do to arouse the suspicion of the tribe's diviner?
(a) He hums to himself.
(b) He whistles.
(c) He draws in the dirt with a sharply pointed stick.
(d) He flirts with the diviner's daughter.

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

4. How does Paul de Prè gain control of the Van Doorn estate in South Africa?
(a) He murders Marthinus Van Doorn.
(b) He marries the widowed Annatjie Van Doorn.
(c) He buys it when the Van Doorns go bankrupt.
(d) He wins it in a card game.

5. Who becomes a "media darling" during the Boer War?
(a) Sybilla DeGroot.
(b) Micah Nxumalo.
(c) Jakob Van Doorn.
(d) Paulus DeGroot.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Adriaan and Seena Van Doorn meet Dr. Nels Linnart from Sweden?

2. What does Voortrekker mean?

3. How do Hilary and his wife die?

4. What is a Trekboer?

5. For whom does Paul de Prè work as a gardener in Amsterdam?

(see the answer key)

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