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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. Modern schools traditionally interpret "Heart of Darkness" as being allegorical of what?
(a) Original sin.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Human development.
(d) Marriage.

2. A Portuguese explorer was the first European to discover the mouth of which river?
(a) Ivory.
(b) Nile.
(c) Congo.
(d) Sentara.

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

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

5. Why did most European colonizers focus on Africa's coastal areas?
(a) They had more riches.
(b) The local people were friendlier.
(c) The coast was cheaper to colonize.
(d) They were immediately accessible.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the treaties Stanley made exchange for all mineral, animal, and wealth rights?

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

4. By what year were most of the coastal areas of Africa claimed as colonies by various European powers?

5. What was one of the ways Leopold managed Stanley?

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