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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4, 5, and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the chancellor of Germany when Leopold wanted the foreign powers to recognize his colony?
(a) Harbringer.
(b) Bismarck.
(c) Vichmart.
(d) Scholinder.

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

3. At what age did Stanley get on board the ship to America?
(a) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

4. How old was Leopold when he issued the royal decree that declared his colony the Congo Free State?
(a) 53.
(b) 50.
(c) 56.
(d) 48.

5. What did one of Stanley's sick employees compare Stanley to a few weeks before dying?
(a) A slavedriver.
(b) A blacksmith.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A boat captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Leopold send Gerson Bleichröd?

2. What did the treaties Stanley made exchange for all mineral, animal, and wealth rights?

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

4. What year did King Leopold's control over the Congo begin?

5. Where was Stanley born?

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