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

2. What job did E.D. Morel work at with Elder Dempster?
(a) Clerk.
(b) Freight manager.
(c) Ship captain.
(d) Dock hand.

3. What punishment would men who failed to meet their quota of vines undergo?
(a) An arm was severed.
(b) A foot was severed.
(c) A hand was severed.
(d) A leg was severed.

4. What did the official Commission of Inquiry report validate?
(a) Leopold's public statements.
(b) Morel's publications.
(c) Congo's independence.
(d) Colonization.

5. Senator Morgan wanted the Congo to be a colony in order for newly freed slaves to be what?
(a) Forcibly repatriated to Africa.
(b) Given the option of returning to Africa.
(c) Have contact with their families.
(d) Discover their heritage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the chancellor of Germany when Leopold wanted the foreign powers to recognize his colony?

2. When was the Berlin Conference, where Africa was divided between the Europeans, held?

3. What position did Henry Shelton Sanford hold?

4. What country did Leopold grant droit de preference to?

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

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