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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. In what year did Stanley locate Livingstone?
(a) 1871.
(b) 1870.
(c) 1868.
(d) 1869.

2. What is the name of the fanatical madman in "Heart of Darkness"?
(a) Kallon.
(b) Kurtz.
(c) Kensington.
(d) Kelvin.

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

4. How did Stanley get on board the ship to America?
(a) As a crew member.
(b) As a passenger.
(c) As a stow-away.
(d) As a pilot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By what year had Williams toured the Congo?

2. What was the name of the Portuguese explorer who sailed along the west coast of Africa in the 1480s?

3. Where did Leopold get a loan from after exhausting his money?

4. What honorary military rank did Williams receive?

5. What was the name Henry Morton Stanley was born with?

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