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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. What American state was Senator John Tyler Morgan from?
(a) Texas.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Mississippi.

2. What year was the Force Publique established?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1886.
(c) 1887.
(d) 1889.

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

4. How long did Conrad spend as a ship's officer in the British merchant marine?
(a) 10 years.
(b) A decade and a half.
(c) Five years.
(d) Over a decade.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. By what year had Williams toured the Congo?

3. Who is the protagonist in "Heart of Darkness"?

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

5. Who was the chancellor of Germany when Leopold wanted the foreign powers to recognize his colony?

(see the answer key)

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