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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. Why did Conrad have to leave the Congo and return to England?
(a) There was a bounty on his head.
(b) His time in the Congo ran out.
(c) He had a sick family.
(d) He got sick.

2. What country did Leopold grant droit de preference to?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Spain.
(c) England.
(d) France.

3. What army did Stanley enlist with during the American Civil War?
(a) French Foreign Legion.
(b) British Army.
(c) Confederate Army.
(d) Union Army.

4. Who is the protagonist in "Heart of Darkness"?
(a) Marlow.
(b) Mellville.
(c) Mellonton.
(d) Madison.

5. By what year had Williams toured the Congo?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1892.
(d) 1887.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of possession did Leopold want the Congo as?

2. What kind of degree did Williams claim to have?

3. What did Williams write about, while in the Congo?

4. What was the easiest way to gather the sap of the vines?

5. Where did Stanley become a celebrity for being the first European to explore Africa's interior?

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