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

3. 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) Diogo Cao.
(d) Divala Cao.

4. What year did King Leopold's control over the Congo begin?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1887.
(d) 1886.

5. What army did Stanley enlist with during the American Civil War?
(a) Confederate Army.
(b) French Foreign Legion.
(c) Union Army.
(d) British Army.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year did Stanley locate Livingstone?

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

4. What type of possession did Leopold want the Congo as?

5. What country did Leopold's sister and her husband fail to rule?

(see the answer key)

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