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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. When Stanley got to America, what did he do?
(a) Snuck off the ship.
(b) Paid for his passage.
(c) Became captain of the ship.
(d) Deserted the ship.

2. What was the purpose of Leopold's establishment of international organizations to look after Africa's interests?
(a) To provide someone to look out for Africans.
(b) To provide employment for Europeans in Africa.
(c) To launder money coming in and out of Africa.
(d) To provide a smokescreen for his activities in Africa.

3. How did Queen Victoria feel about Leopold?
(a) He was very handsome.
(b) He was evil.
(c) He had too much power.
(d) He was too eccentric.

4. Stanley's bizarre route took so long to traverse, that when he arrived to rescue Pasha, what happened?
(a) He died shortly thereafter.
(b) His assistance was no longer needed.
(c) He has used up all his supplies.
(d) He was unable to get back.

5. What did the treaties Stanley made exchange for all mineral, animal, and wealth rights?
(a) Medicine and food.
(b) Paper and books.
(c) Thread and needles.
(d) Brightly-colored cloth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Henry Stanley's mother?

2. What were the two major exports from the Congo under Leopold's reign?

3. What punishment would men who failed to meet their quota of vines undergo?

4. What American state was Senator John Tyler Morgan from?

5. Who is Dorothy Tennant?

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