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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. How did Stanley get on board the ship to America?
(a) As a crew member.
(b) As a stow-away.
(c) As a pilot.
(d) As a passenger.

2. What type of possession did Leopold want the Congo as?
(a) Colonial possession.
(b) Power possession.
(c) Human possession.
(d) Resource possession.

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

4. Who was Henry Stanley's mother?
(a) Victoria Parry.
(b) Betsy Parry.
(c) Kathy Parry.
(d) Mary Parry.

5. What was the name of the Portuguese explorer who sailed along the west coast of Africa in the 1480s?
(a) Divala Cao.
(b) Disarro Cao.
(c) Diresus Cao.
(d) Diogo Cao.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Portuguese transport the slaves?

2. A Portuguese explorer was the first European to discover the mouth of which river?

3. What were the two major exports from the Congo under Leopold's reign?

4. When Stanley got to America, what did he do?

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

(see the answer key)

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