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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. Why does the Dutch Reform Church not sanction the Voortrekkers?
(a) The Voortrekkers are French rather than Dutch.
(b) The Voortrekkers are violent.
(c) They consider the Voortrekkers revolutionaries.
(d) The Voortrekkers prefer Catholicism.

2. What does Rebecca's father do for a living in Chaper Five?
(a) He's a physician.
(b) He's a wine merchant.
(c) He's a predikant.
(d) He's a politician.

3. What is a Trekboer?
(a) A Dutch sailor.
(b) A Dutch bride.
(c) A nomadic farmer or cattle herder.
(d) A member of the Trekboer family.

4. Why does Paul de Prè relocate his family to Amsterdam?
(a) To escape the religious persecution of the Catholic Church.
(b) To marry a Dutch widow.
(c) To escape imprisonment for a crime he's committed.
(d) To start a business.

5. What is Prince Henry of Portugal's nickname?
(a) The Dark Lion.
(b) The Prince of Africa.
(c) The Conqueror.
(d) Prince Henry the Navigator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lodevicus Van Doorn marry after his first wife is killed?

2. When the Crimean War causes a reduction in enlistments in the British army, from where do the British recruit new soldiers?

3. Which Saltwood goes to India with the army in Chapter Six?

4. What happens when Mzilikazi stands up to Shaka?

5. What causes the loss of horses and oxen at the end of Chapter Eight as the Voortrekkers journey to Zimbabwe?

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