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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. Leopold put on a lavish display about Congo at the World's Fair and suggest it was what?
(a) A place of sin, needing missionaries.
(b) A paradise.
(c) A sad and poor country.
(d) A poor place, being helped by Leopold.

2. What did Sheppard's native Congo name mean?
(a) The black helpful man.
(b) The black Englishman.
(c) The black white man.
(d) The scary black man.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Leopold purchase newspaper space?

2. What was the purpose of Leopold's establishment of international organizations to look after Africa's interests?

3. How did many Europeans die in Congo?

4. Congo was rich in wild vines of the genus _________.

5. What percentage was the population of Congo reduced by as cited by the author during the period covered in Chapter 15?

(see the answer key)

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