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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the king's tax-collectors take from Francisco's home?
(a) Everything that contains silver and gold
(b) All the cowrie shells
(c) Everything
(d) Art and furniture

2. In what month does the king go to war?
(a) May
(b) January
(c) October
(d) December

3. How does Francisco know what time it is?
(a) From his watch
(b) By the actions of those around him
(c) He asks
(d) From the sun and the constellations

4. What item becomes a symbol of revolt?
(a) A dolphin
(b) Lengths of gold brocade
(c) Scarlet silk material
(d) A green flag

5. What happens to end Taparica's torture?
(a) The king intervenes
(b) His tormentors give up
(c) He tells them what they want to know
(d) The powder magazine explodes

Short Answer Questions

1. What demands does Francisco make of the king?

2. Francisco woke one night during the voyage covered in vomit. Why?

3. Who is it that asks Francisco what gifts he has?

4. What do the women's military group say killed Francisco?

5. Who are the first Brazilians to arrive in Ouidah following the outbreak of war in 1851?

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