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David Livingstone discovers Victoria Falls - Exam
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  • 1. Who discovered Victoria Falls?
A) Marco Polo
B) Henry Stanley
C) Christopher Columbus
D) David Livingstone
  • 2. In which African country are Victoria Falls located?
A) South Africa
B) Nigeria
C) Kenya
D) Zambia
  • 3. What is the indigenous name for Victoria Falls?
A) Serengeti
B) Kilimanjaro
C) Table Mountain
D) Mosi-oa-Tunya
  • 4. What continent is Victoria Falls located on?
A) South America
B) Europe
C) Asia
D) Africa
  • 5. What river forms Victoria Falls?
A) Zambezi River
B) Limpopo River
C) Congo River
D) Nile River
  • 6. What type of climate can be found around Victoria Falls?
A) Arctic
B) Mediterranean
C) Desert
D) Tropical
  • 7. What famous explorer is known to have crossed Africa and met David Livingstone near Victoria Falls?
A) Vasco da Gama
B) Ferdinand Magellan
C) Henry Stanley
D) James Cook
  • 8. How tall is the largest curtain of water at Victoria Falls?
A) 108 meters
B) 75 meters
C) 120 meters
D) 90 meters
  • 9. In what year did David Livingstone discover Victoria Falls?
A) 1863
B) 1847
C) 1855
D) 1870
  • 10. On which date was David Livingstone born?
A) 19 March 1813
B) 14 April 1820
C) 1 May 1873
D) 23 June 1805
  • 11. In which town in Scotland was David Livingstone born?
A) Glasgow
B) Edinburgh
C) Blantyre
D) Aberdeen
  • 12. What occupation did Neil Livingstone have that involved distributing Christian literature?
A) Church pastor
B) Door-to-door tea salesman
C) Bookshop owner
D) Cotton mill worker
  • 13. David Livingstone's father was known for which of the following habits?
A) Teetotaler
B) Smoker
C) Heavy drinker
D) Gambler
  • 14. What type of literature did Neil Livingstone distribute on his travels?
A) Novels
B) Science journals
C) Political pamphlets
D) Christian tracts
  • 15. At what age was David Livingstone employed at the cotton mill in Blantyre Works?
A) Eight
B) Twenty
C) Ten
D) Fifteen
  • 16. How many hours a day did David and his brother work as piecers at the cotton mill?
A) Ten
B) Sixteen
C) Fourteen
D) Twelve
  • 17. What was one of Neil Livingstone's concerns regarding David's reading material?
A) Novels were inappropriate for his age
B) Science books were undermining Christianity
C) History books were too boring
D) Mathematics books were too difficult
  • 18. Which book helped David Livingstone reconcile faith and science?
A) Paradise Lost by John Milton
B) Philosophy of a Future State by Thomas Dick
C) The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
D) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  • 19. Who was the Blantyre evangelist that influenced David Livingstone?
A) John Wesley
B) Thomas Burke
C) Charles Finney
D) George Whitefield
  • 20. At what age did David Livingstone leave the Church of Scotland for a Congregational church?
A) Fifteen
B) Eighteen
C) Twenty
D) Ten
  • 21. Which preacher's teachings influenced Livingstone to accept salvation was open to all who ask for it?
A) Thomas Dick
B) Charles Finney
C) Ralph Wardlaw
D) Karl Gützlaff
  • 22. What did David Livingstone use lines from Robert Burns' song to express?
A) Desire for wealth
B) Interest in politics
C) Love for nature
D) Empathy with all who labour
  • 23. What was the name of the cotton mill where David worked as a piecer and later as a spinner?
A) Aberdeen Spinning Mill
B) Edinburgh Textile Factory
C) Glasgow Cotton Works
D) H. Monteith's Blantyre cotton mill
  • 24. What did David Livingstone hum from Robert Burns' song to express his egalitarian beliefs?
A) "A Red, Red Rose"
B) "When man to man, the world o'er/Shall brothers be for a' that"
C) "To a Mouse"
D) "Tam O'Shanter"
  • 25. Which university did David Livingstone join in 1836?
A) Oxford University
B) Anderson's University, Glasgow
C) Cambridge University
D) University of Edinburgh
  • 26. Who tutored David Livingstone in Latin to prepare for medical school?
A) James Young
B) Andrew Buchanan
C) Richard Wardlaw
D) Daniel Gallagher
  • 27. What organization did David Livingstone apply to become a missionary with in October 1837?
A) The London Missionary Society (LMS)
B) The Congregational Church College
C) Anderson's University
D) Charing Cross Hospital Medical School
  • 28. Where did David Livingstone receive initial training as a probationary candidate?
A) Ongar, Essex
B) Glasgow, Scotland
C) Cheshunt College
D) Blantyre village school
  • 29. Who assessed David Livingstone's character as having 'sense and quiet vigour'?
A) The Reverend Richard Cecil
B) Daniel Gallagher
C) Andrew Buchanan
D) Richard Wardlaw
  • 30. Where did David Livingstone continue his clinical training?
A) Ongar, Essex
B) Anderson's University, Glasgow
C) Blantyre village school
D) Charing Cross Hospital Medical School
  • 31. When did David Livingstone qualify as a licentiate of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow?
A) 16 November 1840
B) 20 November 1840
C) June 1839
D) January 1838
  • 32. Where was David Livingstone ordained as a minister of the church?
A) Albion Chapel, Finsbury
B) Charing Cross Hospital
C) Ongar, Essex
D) Glasgow University
  • 33. Who conducted David Livingstone's ordination service?
A) Richard Wardlaw and James Young
B) The Reverend Richard Cecil and J. J. Freeman
C) Daniel Gallagher and Andrew Buchanan
D) The London Missionary Society directors
  • 34. Why did the LMS directors initially hesitate to send Livingstone to China?
A) Livingstone had expressed a lack of interest in going to China.
B) China was not considered a priority for missionary work.
C) They believed there were already enough missionaries in China.
D) The looming First Opium War made them cautious.
  • 35. What did Fowell Buxton argue at the Exeter Hall meeting?
A) The African slave trade would end if chiefs could obtain European goods through legitimate trade.
B) Christian missions should avoid involvement in commerce.
C) Slavery was necessary for economic development in Africa.
D) Missionaries should focus only on preaching the gospel.
  • 36. Where did Livingstone go ashore during the voyage to Cape Town?
A) Kuruman Mission
B) Simon's Bay
C) Algoa Bay
D) Rio de Janeiro
  • 37. What was Livingstone's destination after leaving Algoa Bay?
A) Simon's Bay
B) Kuruman Mission
C) Cape Town
D) Mabotsa
  • 38. Who accompanied Livingstone on the trek from Algoa Bay to Kuruman?
A) Roger Edwards
B) Moffat and his family
C) Ross and his wife
D) Paul and Mebalwe
  • 39. How many miles did Livingstone trek with Roger Edwards to investigate a new station?
A) 500 miles (805 km)
B) 750 miles (1,210 km)
C) 1000 miles (1609 km)
D) 1200 miles (1931 km)
  • 40. What area did Livingstone and Edwards investigate for a potential new mission station?
A) Kuruman Mission
B) Simon's Bay
C) Cape Town
D) Mabotsa, Botswana
  • 41. Where did Livingstone find himself extremely ill in 1869?
A) At Lake Tanganyika
B) On Mount Kilimanjaro
C) Near Zanzibar
D) In the jungle
  • 42. Who designed the David Livingstone Centenary Medal?
A) Randall Davidson
B) Gutzon Borglum
C) Harry Johnston
D) Theodore Roosevelt
  • 43. What was the name of the river steamer specially designed to sail on Lake Nyasa?
A) Ma Robert
B) Lady Nyasa
C) Pioneer
D) Pearl
  • 44. What was Thomas's cause of death?
A) Drowning
B) Malaria
C) Tuberculosis
D) Bilharzia
  • 45. In which Canadian province can you find the Livingstone Range of mountains?
A) Nova Scotia
B) Ontario
C) Alberta
D) Newfoundland and Labrador
  • 46. What was the cause of death for Mary, David Livingstone's wife?
A) Cholera
B) Typhoid
C) Bilharzia
D) Malaria
  • 47. What is commemorated by a plaque at Hadley Green, High Barnet?
A) His first missionary journey
B) The centenary of his death
C) His work with the London Missionary Society
D) Livingstone's birth
  • 48. What type of river steamer was built in portable sections for the Zambezi expedition?
A) Pearl
B) Pioneer
C) Lady Nyasa
D) Ma Robert
  • 49. In what year was Theodore Roosevelt awarded the David Livingstone Centenary Medal?
A) 1932
B) 1871
C) 1917
D) 1913
  • 50. Who put David Livingstone in touch with the foreign secretary?
A) John Murray
B) The London Missionary Society
C) David Livingstone himself
D) Roderick Murchison
  • 51. What natural obstacle made the Zambezi river impassable to boats past a certain point?
A) Cahora Bassa rapids
B) Shire River
C) Murchison Cataracts
D) Ruvuma River
  • 52. Which institution has a room named after David Livingstone?
A) University of Auckland
B) Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
C) Corpus Christi College, Oxford
D) Eltham College
  • 53. Where did Livingstone go for recuperation after the lion attack?
A) Kuruman
B) Mabotsa
C) Simon's Bay
D) Cape Town
  • 54. When did David Livingstone resign from the London Missionary Society?
A) 1860
B) 1858
C) 1855
D) 1857
  • 55. Where is a bust of David Livingstone located?
A) Wallace Monument near Stirling
B) Strathclyde University, Glasgow
C) Royal Geographical Society, London
D) David Livingstone Birthplace Museum in Blantyre
  • 56. Which ship took Ma Robert out on its way to Ceylon?
A) Lady Nyasa
B) Colonial Office steamer Pearl
C) Pioneer
D) Ma Robert
  • 57. How long had Livingstone lost contact with the outside world before Stanley found him?
A) two years
B) eight years
C) six years
D) four years
  • 58. What did the Royal Geographical Society present to Livingstone for his journey to Lake Ngami?
A) A map of Africa
B) A letter of commendation
C) A compass
D) A chronometer watch
  • 59. Which tree is most likely under which Livingstone's heart was buried?
A) Acacia tree
B) Baobab tree
C) Mpundu tree
D) Mvula tree
  • 60. In which year did Livingstone cross the Kalahari Desert and reach Lake Ngami?
A) 1851
B) 1854
C) 1849
D) 1852
  • 61. When did Edwards get LMS approval to set up a mission station at Mabotsa?
A) June 1843
B) September 1842
C) January 1844
D) March 1845
  • 62. What was the nickname of David Livingstone's son, William Oswell?
A) Robert
B) Thomas
C) Zouga
D) Rupert
  • 63. How many wives did Sechele have when Livingstone advised him to reduce the number?
A) two
B) five
C) seven
D) three
  • 64. What was the profession of Agnes's husband, A.L. Bruce?
A) Soldier
B) Missionary
C) Wealthy Scottish brewery executive
D) Doctor
  • 65. How many of David Livingstone's children survived to adulthood and had their own families?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Five
D) Four
  • 66. What type of vessel was provided by the Colonial Office in 1861 for further exploration?
A) Wooden paddle survey vessel Pioneer
B) Prefabricated Lady Nyasa
C) Iron river steamer Ma Robert
D) Colonial Office steamer Pearl
  • 67. In which year did David Livingstone marry Mary Moffat?
A) 1857
B) 1862
C) 1876
D) 1845
  • 68. Who tended to Livingstone during his recuperation at Kuruman?
A) Edwards's wife
B) Ross's wife
C) Moffat's daughter Mary
D) Mrs Philip
  • 69. Which ocean did Livingstone successfully reach by mapping most of the Zambezi river?
A) The Indian Ocean
B) The Pacific Ocean
C) The Atlantic Ocean
D) The Arctic Ocean
  • 70. Where did William Oswell die?
A) Egypt
B) Africa
C) Scotland
D) Trinidad
  • 71. Where did David Livingstone return to Africa from in January 1866?
A) Zanzibar
B) Mombasa
C) Lagos
D) Cape Town
  • 72. In which year was the Missionary Exhibition featuring items related to Livingstone held?
A) 1932
B) 2005
C) 1913
D) 1871
  • 73. Who saved Livingstone's life during the lion attack?
A) Mebalwe
B) Mary Moffat
C) Paul
D) Roger Edwards
  • 74. What was Livingstone's rank among the 100 Greatest Britons in a UK-wide vote?
A) Not listed at all.
B) 98th
C) 50th
D) 1st
  • 75. How many Kololo warriors acted as interpreters and guides for Livingstone's investigation of trade routes?
A) 114
B) 50
C) 27
D) 75
  • 76. What did the expedition have to clear from the paddle wheels frequently?
A) Shoals
B) Debris
C) Rocks
D) Corpses
  • 77. What did Livingstone describe as 'the strangest disease' he saw?
A) Malaria
B) Smallpox
C) Broken-heartedness among captured free men turned into slaves
D) Cholera
  • 78. What name did Livingstone give to the waterfall he named after Queen Victoria?
A) Kololo Falls
B) Ngami Falls
C) Victoria Falls
D) Livingstone Falls
  • 79. Which city did Livingstone and his party reach on the Atlantic in May 1854?
A) Zanzibar
B) Quelimane
C) Luanda
D) Linyanti
  • 80. What award did Livingstone receive from the Royal Geographical Society of London?
A) Gold medal
B) Silver medal
C) Explorer's Trophy
D) Bronze medal
  • 81. Which newspaper sent Henry Morton Stanley to find Livingstone?
A) The Times
B) London Gazette
C) New York Herald
D) Daily Telegraph
  • 82. What was the name of the slave-hunter whose actions caused famine along the Shire River?
A) Mariano's Chikunda
B) Portuguese soldiers
C) Livingstone's followers
D) Kru seafarers
  • 83. In what year did the Zambezi Expedition return to England after being recalled by the government?
A) 1863
B) 1866
C) 1864
D) 1865
  • 84. What was the outcome of Livingstone's broken bone after it was set by himself and Edwards?
A) It required another setting
B) The bone bonded strongly
C) The bone did not heal properly
D) He needed immediate surgery
  • 85. Who did Livingstone marry on 9 January 1845?
A) Edwards's wife
B) Mrs Philip
C) Ross's wife
D) Mary Moffat
  • 86. Which two Arab traders crossed the continent from Zanzibar to Benguela in 1853–1854?
A) British explorers
B) Arab traders
C) Native African traders
D) Portuguese traders
  • 87. What was the name of Agnes, one of David Livingstone's daughters' husband?
A) Robert Moffat
B) Horace Heath
C) Rupert Vincent
D) A.L. Bruce
  • 88. Which publishing house published David Livingstone's 'Missionary Travels' in 1857?
A) The London Missionary Society
B) British Government
C) Royal Geographical Society
D) John Murray
  • 89. How old was Elizabeth, David Livingstone's daughter, when she died?
A) Two months
B) Ten years
C) Five years
D) One year
  • 90. Where were David Livingstone's remains interred after being returned to Britain?
A) Westminster Abbey
B) St. Paul's Cathedral
C) Savile Row
D) The British Museum
  • 91. In which year did David Livingstone return to Britain?
A) June 1857
B) December 1856
C) March 1858
D) January 1855
  • 92. Who did Livingstone convert at Kolobeng Mission in 1849?
A) Chief Sechele
B) Moffat
C) Ross
D) Edwards
  • 93. Where did the expedition collect twelve Kru seafarers to man the river steamer?
A) Zambezi
B) Ceylon
C) Freetown
D) Shupanga
  • 94. How long did it take for Livingstone's remains to be transported to Bagamoyo?
A) 30 days
B) 63 days
C) 90 days
D) 120 days
  • 95. What was noted as containing little of interest in Livingstone's description?
A) British colonies
B) Zambezi River
C) Missionary Travels
D) Portuguese Angola
  • 96. Which of the following was NOT a type of material collected by John Kirk, Charles Meller, and Richard Thornton?
A) Ecological
B) Astronomical
C) Botanical
D) Geological
  • 97. Who did Livingstone send his men to assist after the massacre?
A) The Wagenya chieftain Kimburu
B) Local villagers
C) Manilla's brother
D) Dugumbe
  • 98. Which lake did some members of the expedition become the first to reach?
A) Lake Nyasa
B) Lake Malawi
C) Lake Victoria
D) Lake Tanganyika
  • 99. What happened to most of Livingstone's supplies by the time he reached Lake Malawi?
A) They had been stolen
B) They were confiscated by authorities
C) They were lost at sea
D) They were destroyed in a fire
  • 100. Where was the principal centenary event for David Livingstone held in 1913?
A) Victoria Falls
B) University of Nebraska–Lincoln
C) Royal Albert Hall
D) Missionary Exhibition in Bromley
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