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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) Doctor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Businessman.
(d) Trader.

2. Before being put on slave ships by the Portuguese, what religion were slaves baptized into?
(a) Presbyterian
(b) Anglican.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Catholic.

3. What year, after locating Livingstone, did Stanley return to Africa?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1877.
(c) 18743.
(d) 1876.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year did Stanley locate Livingstone?

3. What is the name of the publisher that Stanley became involved with?

4. When Stanley left Zanzibar, what did he traverse?

5. What was the name of the Portuguese explorer who sailed along the west coast of Africa in the 1480s?

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