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

2. When Stanley was paroled as a prisoner during the American Civil War, what did he promptly do after being paroled?
(a) Leave America.
(b) Deserted.
(c) Became a trader.
(d) Fight.

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

4. How did many Europeans die in Congo?
(a) Disease.
(b) Accidents.
(c) Violence.
(d) Old age.

5. What kind of ivory did Stanley transport out of the Congo?
(a) Ivory rocks.
(b) Processed ivory.
(c) Balls of ivory.
(d) Elephant tusks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Leopold send Gerson Bleichröd?

2. When did Leopold issue the royal decree that declared his colony the Congo Free State?

3. What is the name of the publisher that Stanley became involved with?

4. What year was the Force Publique established?

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

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