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

2. What kind of rifles allowed Leopold's agents in the Congo to establish dominance?
(a) Breech-loading rifles.
(b) Boar-shot rifles.
(c) Large caliber rifles.
(d) Side-winding rifles.

3. What is the name of the publisher that Stanley became involved with?
(a) James Gordon Bennett.
(b) James Gordon Morrow.
(c) James Gordon Madison.
(d) James Gordon Edison.

4. Before being put on slave ships by the Portuguese, what religion were slaves baptized into?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Presbyterian
(c) Catholic.
(d) Anglican.

5. Why did most European colonizers focus on Africa's coastal areas?
(a) They had more riches.
(b) They were immediately accessible.
(c) The coast was cheaper to colonize.
(d) The local people were friendlier.

Short Answer Questions

1. Leopold was described as pencil thin and possessing a large what?

2. Where was Joseph Conrad born?

3. Stanley is an adopted name for Henry. What was the occupation of the Stanley Henry met in America?

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

5. What nationality was the shipping firm Elder Dempster from?

(see the answer key)

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