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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. Which tribal leader causes as much death, devastation, and forced migration as Shaka?
(a) Dingane.
(b) Nxumalo.
(c) Mzilikazi.
(d) Mhlangana.

2. Where does Captain Nicholas Saltwood build his English estate?
(a) On the Thames river just outside London.
(b) In Staffordshire.
(c) On the river Avon.
(d) In the center of London.

3. What do the Xhosa do in response to Nonqause's prophecy?
(a) They move further south.
(b) They attack the Zulus.
(c) They attack the Boers.
(d) They slaughter their cattle and burn their crops.

4. What does Captain Saltwood name his estate in England?
(a) Villa Rosa.
(b) Sentinels.
(c) Starwood.
(d) Thornberry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nxumalo's father Ndela do to arouse the suspicion of the tribe's diviner?

2. What do Adriaan and Seena Van Doorn help Dr. Nels Linnart collect?

3. Who does Tjaart Van Doorn marry when his first wife, Jakoba, dies?

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

5. When he is a boy, why does Shaka think he will one day be the Zulu chief?

(see the answer key)

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