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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. How long was the road that Stanley built from the coast to the top of Congo River falls?
(a) 235 miles.
(b) 220 miles.
(c) 230 miles.
(d) 225 miles.

2. What disease did Williams contract when he left the Congo?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Chicken pox.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Yellow fever.

3. Leopold was described as pencil thin and possessing a large what?
(a) Nose.
(b) Beard.
(c) Chin.
(d) Head.

4. Where did Leopold send Henry Shelton Sanford?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Berlin.
(d) America.

5. What kinds of boats were used on the Congo River above the cataracts?
(a) Steamboats.
(b) Row boats.
(c) Coal boats.
(d) Sail boats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over what route did the Portuguese African slave trade flourish?

2. How did Stanley view the local people in the Congo?

3. What language were the treaties with the African chiefs written in?

4. At what age did Stanley get on board the ship to America?

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

(see the answer key)

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