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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, and Chapters 1, 2, and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Leopold was described as pencil thin and possessing a large what?
(a) Beard.
(b) Head.
(c) Chin.
(d) Nose.

2. Where was Stanley born?
(a) Wales.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Edinburough.
(d) London.

3. How did Queen Victoria feel about Leopold?
(a) He had too much power.
(b) He was evil.
(c) He was too eccentric.
(d) He was very handsome.

4. In what year did Stanley locate Livingstone?
(a) 1870.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1868.
(d) 1871.

5. Stanley is an adopted name for Henry. What was the occupation of the Stanley Henry met in America?
(a) Trader.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Businessman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did King Leopold's control over the Congo begin?

2. When was Henry Morton Stanley born?

3. Where did Stanley become a celebrity for being the first European to explore Africa's interior?

4. What was the name of the workhouse Stanley was sent to as a child?

5. A Portuguese explorer was the first European to discover the mouth of which river?

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