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

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

3. Senator Morgan wanted the Congo to be a colony in order for newly freed slaves to be what?
(a) Discover their heritage.
(b) Have contact with their families.
(c) Forcibly repatriated to Africa.
(d) Given the option of returning to Africa.

4. What type of possession did Leopold want the Congo as?
(a) Power possession.
(b) Resource possession.
(c) Human possession.
(d) Colonial possession.

5. How did Stanley get on board the ship to America?
(a) As a pilot.
(b) As a stow-away.
(c) As a passenger.
(d) As a crew member.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Henry Morton Stanley born?

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

3. Why did most European colonizers focus on Africa's coastal areas?

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

5. What kind of rifles allowed Leopold's agents in the Congo to establish dominance?

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