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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7, 8, and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Stanley get on board the ship to America?
(a) As a pilot.
(b) As a stow-away.
(c) As a passenger.
(d) As a crew member.

2. How long did Conrad spend as a ship's officer in the British merchant marine?
(a) Over a decade.
(b) 10 years.
(c) Five years.
(d) A decade and a half.

3. When was the Berlin Conference, where Africa was divided between the Europeans, held?
(a) 1884-85.
(b) 1886-87.
(c) 1887-88.
(d) 1885-86.

4. Why did most European colonizers focus on Africa's coastal areas?
(a) They were immediately accessible.
(b) The local people were friendlier.
(c) They had more riches.
(d) The coast was cheaper to colonize.

5. What year, after locating Livingstone, did Stanley return to Africa?
(a) 1877.
(b) 1875.
(c) 1876.
(d) 18743.

Short Answer Questions

1. Stanley's bizarre route took so long to traverse, that when he arrived to rescue Pasha, what happened?

2. Who was the chancellor of Germany when Leopold wanted the foreign powers to recognize his colony?

3. What American state was Senator John Tyler Morgan from?

4. Stanley is an adopted name for Henry. What was the occupation of the Stanley Henry met in America?

5. By what year had Williams toured the Congo?

(see the answer key)

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