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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who declares war on October 10, 1899?
(a) The French.
(b) The Zulus.
(c) The Boers.
(d) The English.

2. To what do the economic conditions in Johannesburg lead?
(a) A move of miners to Zimbabwe.
(b) A closing of the mines.
(c) A violent strike in which hundreds die.
(d) A move of miners to New Zealand.

3. Which of the following is not something that the 48-page booklet Detleef creates and requires every citizen to carry contains?
(a) A passport.
(b) Racial identity.
(c) A driver's license.
(d) Medical information.

4. Why are the mine owners forcing white Afrikaners out of the mines in Chapter Twelve?
(a) The mines are going out of business.
(b) To hire black miners at lower wages.
(c) They are hiring Chinese miners instead.
(d) They are mechanizing the mines and need less miners.

5. Which of the following is not a law Detleef helps pass once he's in parliament?
(a) Laws legalizing segregation of the races in South Africa.
(b) Laws demanding military service for all men.
(c) Laws against interracial marriages.
(d) Laws removing voting rights from people of mixed race.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom does Philip fall in love while in Africa?

3. To where do the English send their prisoners in the Boer Wars?

4. With which side do many blacks fight during the Boer wars?

5. What mining company is interested in investigating the area in which Prinsloo finds his big diamond to see if it has potential for yielding more of the precious gems?

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