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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4, 5, and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one of the ways Leopold managed Stanley?
(a) Letters.
(b) Threats.
(c) Public praise.
(d) Land grants.

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

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

4. What did the treaties Stanley made exchange for all mineral, animal, and wealth rights?
(a) Medicine and food.
(b) Thread and needles.
(c) Brightly-colored cloth.
(d) Paper and books.

5. When did Leopold issue the royal decree that declared his colony the Congo Free State?
(a) 1886.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1887.
(d) 1888.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Leopold send Stanley to rescue after the Berlin Conference?

2. What position did Henry Shelton Sanford hold?

3. How did Stanley view the local people in the Congo?

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

5. Who did Leopold want to retain political power in the Congo?

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