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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. Stanley's bizarre route took so long to traverse, that when he arrived to rescue Pasha, what happened?
(a) He died shortly thereafter.
(b) He has used up all his supplies.
(c) He was unable to get back.
(d) His assistance was no longer needed.

2. What kind of ivory did Stanley transport out of the Congo?
(a) Balls of ivory.
(b) Ivory rocks.
(c) Elephant tusks.
(d) Processed ivory.

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

4. Hezekiah Andrew Shanu was born and educated in what is now known as which country?
(a) Sudan.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Niger.

5. When was the Berlin Conference, where Africa was divided between the Europeans, held?
(a) 1884-85.
(b) 1885-86.
(c) 1886-87.
(d) 1887-88.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Leopold dismiss the Casement Report as when he first heard of it?

2. What disease did Williams contract when he left the Congo?

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

4. What was the probable name of the prostitute that Leopold made his mistress?

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

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