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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. What kind of rifles allowed Leopold's agents in the Congo to establish dominance?
(a) Boar-shot rifles.
(b) Large caliber rifles.
(c) Breech-loading rifles.
(d) Side-winding rifles.

2. Where did Leopold send Gerson Bleichröd?
(a) Finland.
(b) Germany.
(c) Poland.
(d) Switzerland.

3. What was the name of the Portuguese explorer who sailed along the west coast of Africa in the 1480s?
(a) Divala Cao.
(b) Diresus Cao.
(c) Diogo Cao.
(d) Disarro Cao.

4. Who did Leopold want to retain political power in the Congo?
(a) The local chiefs.
(b) Himself.
(c) White men.
(d) The Africans.

5. What year, after locating Livingstone, did Stanley return to Africa?
(a) 1876.
(b) 18743.
(c) 1877.
(d) 1875.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Stanley born?

2. How many white officers led each each garrison of Force Publique?

3. What American state was Senator John Tyler Morgan from?

4. When did Leopold II gain the throne of Belgium?

5. When Stanley got to America, what did he do?

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