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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. Stanley is an adopted name for Henry. What was the occupation of the Stanley Henry met in America?
(a) Trader.
(b) Businessman.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Doctor.

2. At what age did Stanley get on board the ship to America?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

3. What is the name of the publisher that Stanley became involved with?
(a) James Gordon Bennett.
(b) James Gordon Edison.
(c) James Gordon Madison.
(d) James Gordon Morrow.

4. What was the name of the colony that the Congo was annexed to Belgium as in 1908?
(a) Free Congo.
(b) Republic of Congo.
(c) Congo Free State.
(d) Belgian Congo.

5. What was the name Henry Morton Stanley was born with?
(a) John Rowlands.
(b) John Edwards.
(c) John Morton.
(d) John Stanley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Portuguese transport the slaves?

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

3. Before being put on slave ships by the Portuguese, what religion were slaves baptized into?

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

5. When was Henry Morton Stanley born?

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