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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12, 13, and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Stanley was paroled as a prisoner during the American Civil War, what did he promptly do after being paroled?
(a) Leave America.
(b) Fight.
(c) Became a trader.
(d) Deserted.

2. When did Sheppard travel to Africa?
(a) 1894.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1892.

3. What kinds of boats were used on the Congo River above the cataracts?
(a) Row boats.
(b) Coal boats.
(c) Sail boats.
(d) Steamboats.

4. Where did Stanley become a celebrity for being the first European to explore Africa's interior?
(a) Prussia.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) England.

5. What nationality was the shipping firm Elder Dempster from?
(a) British.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Portuguese.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Leopold was described as pencil thin and possessing a large what?

3. Leopold put on a lavish display about Congo at the World's Fair and suggest it was what?

4. What kind of rifles allowed Leopold's agents in the Congo to establish dominance?

5. How old was Leopold when he met a teenage prostitute on one of his European voyages?

(see the answer key)

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