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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15, 16, and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Stanley become a celebrity for being the first European to explore Africa's interior?
(a) Prussia.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) France.

2. Why did most European colonizers focus on Africa's coastal areas?
(a) The local people were friendlier.
(b) The coast was cheaper to colonize.
(c) They were immediately accessible.
(d) They had more riches.

3. What honorary military rank did Williams receive?
(a) General.
(b) Lieutenant General.
(c) Lieutenant Colonel.
(d) Colonel.

4. When did Morel begin publishing articles?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1902.

5. What was the easiest way to gather the sap of the vines?
(a) Trim the vines.
(b) Cut the vines.
(c) Skin the vines.
(d) Tap the vines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What war was George Washington Williams a veteran of?

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

3. What is the name of the fanatical madman in "Heart of Darkness"?

4. What does Leopold purchase several magazines and newspapers to control?

5. Who did Leopold send Stanley to rescue after the Berlin Conference?

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