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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. Whom did Leopold bribe in order to suppress information or subvert the truth?
(a) British officials.
(b) Military personnel.
(c) Politicians.
(d) E.D. Morel.

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

3. Based on what he observed, what did E.D. Morel decide that Belgium's trade with the Congo was?
(a) Severely shortened.
(b) Equal.
(c) Unbalanced.
(d) Fair.

4. What did the first comprehensive census of the Congo determine the national population to be?
(a) 11 million.
(b) 9 million.
(c) 13 million.
(d) 10 million.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Leopold fired Kowalsky, whom did Kowalsky turn over masses of damning documents to?

2. What American state was Senator John Tyler Morgan from?

3. When was the World's Fair held in Brussels?

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

5. What was the relationship between the summary of the report Leopold had published and the official Commission of Inquiry report?

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