Ancient Africa - Boers
Test Quiz
1. Where was the first colony established in South Africa?
a. Transvaal
b. Orange Free State
c. Cape Town
d. Johannesburg
e. Pretoria
2. What European country did the Boers come from?
a. Germany
b. France
c. Netherlands
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
3. What country took control of the Boers' colony and began to make new laws?
a. Germany
b. Britain
c. Netherlands
d. France
e. Spain
4. Who were the Voortrekkers?
a. British people who took control of the Boer colony
b. British diamond miners
c. Boers who traveled across South Africa to new lands
d. Boers who stayed in Cape Colony
e. The kings of the Boers
5. Who won the First Boer War?
a. Boers
b. British
c. Neither side won
d.
e.
6. What was discovered on the new Boer lands that led to the First Boer War?
a. Diamonds
b. Gold
c. Silver
d. Oil
e. Elephants
7. Which of the following was not the name of a Boer Colony?
a. Transvaal
b. Orange Free State
c. Massachusetts Bay
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
8. Who won the Second Boer War?
a. Boers
b. British
c. Neither side won
d.
e.
9. What was discovered on the new Boer lands that led to the Second Boer War?
a. Diamonds
b. Gold
c. Silver
d. Oil
e. Elephants
10. What does the word 'boer' mean in Dutch?
a. Miner
b. Colonist
c. Traveler
d. Warrior
e. Farmer
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