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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. From what disease does Paul de Prè die?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Pneumonia.

2. Who attacks the Voortrekker wagons and kills the Lukas De Groot camp?
(a) Nxumalo.
(b) The San people.
(c) The Bantus.
(d) Mziikazi and his Matabele warriors.

3. What situation in 1453 makes it imperative for Prince Henry to reach his goals in Africa?
(a) Africans have declared war on Portugal.
(b) The Dutch want to invade Portugal.
(c) His kingdom is bankrupt.
(d) Muslims control Constantinople and routes to the Orient.

4. At what is Gumsto a master?
(a) Tracking antelope and other game.
(b) Painting on cave walls and rocks.
(c) Using a spear.
(d) Using a bow and arrows.

5. What does Mfecane mean?
(a) The crushing.
(b) Blessings of the gods.
(c) The great warrior.
(d) Death.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter Seven, for what tribal problem does the diviner think Ndela is responsible?

2. What has the king of Zimbabwe decreed that every man or woman passing the Field of Granite en route to Zimbabwe must take with them to the city?

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

4. What does General JBM Hertzog's speech in Chapter Eleven involve?

5. What does Gumsto suggest to help ensure the success of the San tribe's hunt when they are starving, in Chapter One?

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