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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XII, Achievement of a Puritan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes the loss of horses and oxen at the end of Chapter Eight as the Voortrekkers journey to Zimbabwe?
(a) The tsetse fly.
(b) A lion attack.
(c) A flash flood in which the animals drown.
(d) A Zulu attack on the Voortrekker camp.

2. Who leads the Voortrekkers as a general when they battle with the Zulus at Blood River in 1838?
(a) Andries Pretorius.
(b) Mzilikazi.
(c) Tjaart Van Doorn.
(d) Lukas DeGroot.

3. What does Frank Saltwood discover about Zimbabwe in Chapter Nine?
(a) It has been burned by the Zulus.
(b) It was built by native Africans, which negates Cecil's theory.
(c) It is filled with diamonds.
(d) It has been seized by the Portuguese.

4. 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.

5. Who writes the book entitled "The Truth About South Africa", accusing the Dutch Boers of abusing and murdering the native Africans?
(a) Hilary Saltwood.
(b) Dr. Nels Linnart.
(c) Simon Keer.
(d) Lodevicus Van Doorn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following physical characteristics is not typical of the clan to which Gumsto belongs?

2. Who becomes governor of Java in Chapter Three?

3. For what is Moses Nxumalo stopped by the police?

4. What is the response of the Dutch families in the south to the inquiry about their willingness to unite with the Dutch families in the north against the English?

5. What is the Broederbond?

(see the answer key)

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