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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. Where did Leopold send Henry Shelton Sanford?
(a) America.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Berlin.

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

3. When Stanley was paroled as a prisoner during the American Civil War, what did he promptly do after being paroled?
(a) Became a trader.
(b) Leave America.
(c) Deserted.
(d) Fight.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of boats were used on the Congo River above the cataracts?

2. Where did Stanley become a celebrity for being the first European to explore Africa's interior?

3. What was the name of the Portuguese explorer who sailed along the west coast of Africa in the 1480s?

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

5. Stanley's bizarre route took so long to traverse, that when he arrived to rescue Pasha, what happened?

(see the answer key)

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