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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name Henry Morton Stanley was born with?
(a) John Rowlands.
(b) John Stanley.
(c) John Edwards.
(d) John Morton.

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

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

4. How did Stanley view the local people in the Congo?
(a) Competent to rule themselves.
(b) Sophisticated.
(c) Available labor.
(d) Artists.

5. Who did Leopold want to retain political power in the Congo?
(a) White men.
(b) The local chiefs.
(c) Himself.
(d) The Africans.

6. What did one of Stanley's sick employees compare Stanley to a few weeks before dying?
(a) A boat captain.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A slavedriver.
(d) A blacksmith.

7. To prevent desertion from Force Publique, how far away were soldiers stationed from their homes?
(a) A few dozen miles.
(b) A few miles.
(c) Several hundred miles.
(d) Tens of miles.

8. Who is the protagonist in "Heart of Darkness"?
(a) Mellonton.
(b) Mellville.
(c) Madison.
(d) Marlow.

9. What was one of the ways Leopold managed Stanley?
(a) Land grants.
(b) Public praise.
(c) Letters.
(d) Threats.

10. How many white officers led each each garrison of Force Publique?
(a) One or two.
(b) A dozen.
(c) A few.
(d) At least ten.

11. What kind of rifles allowed Leopold's agents in the Congo to establish dominance?
(a) Large caliber rifles.
(b) Breech-loading rifles.
(c) Side-winding rifles.
(d) Boar-shot rifles.

12. Where did Leopold send Henry Shelton Sanford?
(a) Berlin.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) America.

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

14. At what age did Williams tour the Congo?
(a) 44.
(b) 35.
(c) 40.
(d) 38.

15. When did Leopold II gain the throne of Belgium?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1855.
(c) 1835.
(d) 1845.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease did Williams contract when he left the Congo?

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

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

4. What position did Henry Shelton Sanford hold?

5. What kind of degree did Williams claim to have?

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