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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. Why did Leopold purchase newspaper space?
(a) To publish articles about ivory.
(b) To advertise his riches.
(c) To publish carefully written articles.
(d) To write short stories.

2. What military title did Henry I. Kowalsky affect?
(a) Lieutenant.
(b) Colonel.
(c) General.
(d) Major.

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

4. What kinds of boats were used on the Congo River above the cataracts?
(a) Row boats.
(b) Steamboats.
(c) Coal boats.
(d) Sail boats.

5. Who did Leopold negotiate with when he decided to sell Congo?
(a) France.
(b) Belgium.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of rifles allowed Leopold's agents in the Congo to establish dominance?

2. What did Elder Dempster have exclusive contracts with Leopold to do?

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

4. What did coagulated sap from the wild vines in the Congo form the basis of?

5. What was Dorothy Tennant's job?

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