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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, and Chapters 1, 2, and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Stanley born?
(a) Scotland.
(b) London.
(c) Edinburough.
(d) Wales.

2. What were the two major exports from the Congo under Leopold's reign?
(a) Ivory and diamonds.
(b) Gold and diamonds.
(c) Ivory and rubber.
(d) Rubber and gold.

3. What was the name of the workhouse Stanley was sent to as a child?
(a) St. Nicholas'.
(b) St. Luke's.
(c) St. John's.
(d) St. Asaph's.

4. In what year did Stanley locate Livingstone?
(a) 1868.
(b) 1871.
(c) 1869.
(d) 1870.

5. When did Leopold II gain the throne of Belgium?
(a) 1855.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1835.
(d) 1865.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over what route did the Portuguese African slave trade flourish?

2. Where did the Portuguese transport the slaves?

3. By what year were most of the coastal areas of Africa claimed as colonies by various European powers?

4. What country did Leopold's sister and her husband fail to rule?

5. What army did Stanley enlist with during the American Civil War?

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