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

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

3. What did Shanu recruit for in Congo?
(a) Riverboat crews.
(b) Mine workers.
(c) Rubber harvesters.
(d) Force Publique.

4. Leopold was described as pencil thin and possessing a large what?
(a) Head.
(b) Chin.
(c) Beard.
(d) Nose.

5. What was the purpose of Leopold's establishment of international organizations to look after Africa's interests?
(a) To provide a smokescreen for his activities in Africa.
(b) To launder money coming in and out of Africa.
(c) To provide someone to look out for Africans.
(d) To provide employment for Europeans in Africa.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the colony that the Congo was annexed to Belgium as in 1908?

3. What kind of degree did Williams claim to have?

4. When Leopold fired Kowalsky, whom did Kowalsky turn over masses of damning documents to?

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

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