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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 nation establishes the East India Company or John Company in 1600?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Italy.
(d) Germany.

2. Which Van Doorn first becomes a Trekboer?
(a) Hendrik Van Doorn.
(b) Lodevicus Van Doorn.
(c) Willem Van Doorn.
(d) Adriaan Van Doorn.

3. What does Gumsto suggest to help ensure the success of the San tribe's hunt when they are starving, in Chapter One?
(a) Enlisting the help of lions.
(b) Using sacred arrows.
(c) Burning the grass around the eland to trap it.
(d) A special ritual to seek the gods' blessing.

4. Which of the following does not describe Tjaart Van Doorn's situation at the beginning of Chapter Eight?
(a) His family is happy and thriving.
(b) He is a widower.
(c) His neighbors like and respect him.
(d) His sheep and cattle are healthy.

5. What is Cecil Rhodes' dream in Chapter Nine?
(a) To find the biblical city of Ophir.
(b) To find a large diamond.
(c) To unite Africa under English rule.
(d) To defeat Dingane in battle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rhinoceros horns does the Old Seeker tell chief Ngalo he needs?

2. What inspires the English to pass the new law at the beginning of Chapter Eight?

3. When Chief Ngalo asks his son Nxumalo to bring the "heavy earth" to show the Old Seeker, what does Nxumalo bring?

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. Why do Seena Van Doorn and her daughter-in-law come into conflict?

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