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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. What was the name of the Portuguese explorer who sailed along the west coast of Africa in the 1480s?
(a) Diresus Cao.
(b) Disarro Cao.
(c) Divala Cao.
(d) Diogo Cao.

2. What is the name of the publisher that Stanley became involved with?
(a) James Gordon Edison.
(b) James Gordon Morrow.
(c) James Gordon Bennett.
(d) James Gordon Madison.

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

4. When Stanley got to America, what did he do?
(a) Snuck off the ship.
(b) Paid for his passage.
(c) Became captain of the ship.
(d) Deserted the ship.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What army did Stanley enlist with during the American Civil War?

4. By what year were most of the coastal areas of Africa claimed as colonies by various European powers?

5. At what age did Stanley get on board the ship to America?

(see the answer key)

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