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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. To prevent desertion from Force Publique, how far away were soldiers stationed from their homes?
(a) Tens of miles.
(b) A few dozen miles.
(c) Several hundred miles.
(d) A few miles.

2. By what year were most of the coastal areas of Africa claimed as colonies by various European powers?
(a) Early 1870s.
(b) Late 1870s.
(c) Early 1860s.
(d) Late 1860s.

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

4. What year did King Leopold's control over the Congo begin?
(a) 1887.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1886.
(d) 1888.

5. How did Queen Victoria feel about Leopold?
(a) He was very handsome.
(b) He had too much power.
(c) He was evil.
(d) He was too eccentric.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did Henry Shelton Sanford hold?

2. Who was Henry Stanley's mother?

3. What did one of Stanley's sick employees compare Stanley to a few weeks before dying?

4. What jobs did George Washington Williams hold?

5. When Williams was in the Congo, what did he write?

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