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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. At what age did Stanley get on board the ship to America?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

2. What is the name of the fanatical madman in "Heart of Darkness"?
(a) Kensington.
(b) Kelvin.
(c) Kallon.
(d) Kurtz.

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

4. Senator Morgan wanted the Congo to be a colony in order for newly freed slaves to be what?
(a) Have contact with their families.
(b) Forcibly repatriated to Africa.
(c) Discover their heritage.
(d) Given the option of returning to Africa.

5. What did the treaties Stanley made exchange for all mineral, animal, and wealth rights?
(a) Thread and needles.
(b) Brightly-colored cloth.
(c) Medicine and food.
(d) Paper and books.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Williams left the Congo, where did he go?

2. How many black soldiers were in each garrison of Force Publique?

3. What did Williams write about, while in the Congo?

4. When did Leopold issue the royal decree that declared his colony the Congo Free State?

5. What war was George Washington Williams a veteran of?

(see the answer key)

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