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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7, 8, and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Leopold when he issued the royal decree that declared his colony the Congo Free State?
(a) 48.
(b) 53.
(c) 56.
(d) 50.

2. Where did Leopold get a loan from after exhausting his money?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Belgium.
(d) America.

3. What honorary military rank did Williams receive?
(a) Lieutenant General.
(b) General.
(c) Lieutenant Colonel.
(d) Colonel.

4. In what country was Williams commissioned a lieutenant?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Peru.
(c) Puerto Rico.
(d) Guatemala.

5. Who did Leopold send Stanley to rescue after the Berlin Conference?
(a) Ernie Pasha.
(b) Alma Pasha.
(c) Emin Pasha.
(d) Arnold Pasha.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country did Leopold's sister and her husband fail to rule?

2. When was Henry Morton Stanley born?

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

4. When did Leopold II gain the throne of Belgium?

5. When Williams left the Congo, where did he go?

(see the answer key)

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