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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. When did Morel resign, under pressure, from Elder Dempster?
(a) 1904.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1902.

2. When the Casement Report was made public, who did Casement join with to demand action?
(a) The Belgian public.
(b) The British Government.
(c) Senator McKenna.
(d) Morel.

3. What place in the Congo was Sheppard the first non-native to travel to?
(a) Kuba city.
(b) Kuba ritual grounds.
(c) Kuba hospital.
(d) Kuba capital.

4. Where did the Portuguese transport the slaves?
(a) Portugal.
(b) The New World.
(c) Asia.
(d) England.

5. What was one of the ways Leopold managed Stanley?
(a) Letters.
(b) Threats.
(c) Land grants.
(d) Public praise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Congo was rich in wild vines of the genus _________.

2. Who did Leopold negotiate with when he decided to sell Congo?

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

4. Why did Conrad have to leave the Congo and return to England?

5. Who unsuccessfully bribed Morel to stop his work on the Congo?

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