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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 did one of Stanley's sick employees compare Stanley to a few weeks before dying?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A boat captain.
(c) A slavedriver.
(d) A blacksmith.

2. Stanley's bizarre route took so long to traverse, that when he arrived to rescue Pasha, what happened?
(a) He has used up all his supplies.
(b) His assistance was no longer needed.
(c) He was unable to get back.
(d) He died shortly thereafter.

3. Where did Leopold send Arthur Stevens?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Russia.
(d) China.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was the road that Stanley built from the coast to the top of Congo River falls?

2. In what year did Stanley locate Livingstone?

3. When Stanley was paroled as a prisoner during the American Civil War, what did he promptly do after being paroled?

4. What language were the treaties with the African chiefs written in?

5. What kind of rifles allowed Leopold's agents in the Congo to establish dominance?

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