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

2. What language were the treaties with the African chiefs written in?
(a) English.
(b) African languages.
(c) European languages.
(d) African and European languages.

3. Where did Joseph Conrad spend his youth?
(a) Africa.
(b) England.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.

4. What does Leopold purchase several magazines and newspapers to control?
(a) Their circulation.
(b) Their advertising.
(c) Their content.
(d) Their news.

5. How many white officers led each each garrison of Force Publique?
(a) One or two.
(b) A dozen.
(c) A few.
(d) At least ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the first comprehensive census of the Congo performed?

2. What did the treaties Stanley made exchange for all mineral, animal, and wealth rights?

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

4. Leopold was described as pencil thin and possessing a large what?

5. What is the main disease cited in Chapter 15 as a major cause of death?

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