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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. What was the name of the workhouse Stanley was sent to as a child?
(a) St. John's.
(b) St. Asaph's.
(c) St. Luke's.
(d) St. Nicholas'.

2. What was the name Henry Morton Stanley was born with?
(a) John Edwards.
(b) John Morton.
(c) John Stanley.
(d) John Rowlands.

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

4. What was the name of the colony that the Congo was annexed to Belgium as in 1908?
(a) Republic of Congo.
(b) Belgian Congo.
(c) Congo Free State.
(d) Free Congo.

5. Who did Leopold want to retain political power in the Congo?
(a) The Africans.
(b) Himself.
(c) The local chiefs.
(d) White men.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Stanley get on board the ship to America?

2. How long was the road that Stanley built from the coast to the top of Congo River falls?

3. Where did Leopold get a loan from after exhausting his money?

4. When Stanley left Zanzibar, what did he traverse?

5. A Portuguese explorer was the first European to discover the mouth of which river?

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