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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15, 16, and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of ivory did Stanley transport out of the Congo?
(a) Balls of ivory.
(b) Processed ivory.
(c) Elephant tusks.
(d) Ivory rocks.

2. What kind of report did Leopold expect from the Commission of Inquiry?
(a) A detailed report.
(b) An honest report.
(c) A whitewashed report.
(d) A favorable report.

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

4. When did the Belgian press expose Shanu as Morel's accomplice?
(a) Late 1905.
(b) Mid 1905.
(c) July, 1905.
(d) Early 1905.

5. Whom did Williams abandon when he traveled to Belgium to learn more of the Congo?
(a) A wife and children.
(b) A wife and a mistress.
(c) A father and his children.
(d) A mother and wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Leopold send Stanley to rescue after the Berlin Conference?

2. What is the title of Chapter 15?

3. Who is the protagonist in "Heart of Darkness"?

4. When Stanley was paroled as a prisoner during the American Civil War, what did he promptly do after being paroled?

5. How long did Conrad spend as a ship's officer in the British merchant marine?

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