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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Elder Dempster have exclusive contracts with Leopold to do?
(a) Carry people between Congo and Belgium.
(b) Carry slaves to Belgium.
(c) Carry slaves from Congo to anywhere.
(d) Carry cargo between Congo and Belgium.

2. What was the name of the Portuguese explorer who sailed along the west coast of Africa in the 1480s?
(a) Divala Cao.
(b) Diresus Cao.
(c) Disarro Cao.
(d) Diogo Cao.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To prevent desertion from Force Publique, how far away were soldiers stationed from their homes?

2. In what country was Williams commissioned a lieutenant?

3. By what year had Williams toured the Congo?

4. What was the name of the workhouse Stanley was sent to as a child?

5. What is the name of the publisher that Stanley became involved with?

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