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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12, 13, and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one of the ways Leopold managed Stanley?
(a) Land grants.
(b) Public praise.
(c) Letters.
(d) Threats.

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

3. What type of possession did Leopold want the Congo as?
(a) Colonial possession.
(b) Resource possession.
(c) Power possession.
(d) Human possession.

4. What country did Leopold's sister and her husband fail to rule?
(a) Chile.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Argentina.

5. What job did Conrad have in 1980 on the Congo River?
(a) Paddleboat officer.
(b) Cargo officer.
(c) Portage officer.
(d) Riverboat officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Dorothy Tennant?

2. What did coagulated sap from the wild vines in the Congo form the basis of?

3. What work did Casement do in Africa?

4. Who was the chancellor of Germany when Leopold wanted the foreign powers to recognize his colony?

5. What did Williams write about, while in the Congo?

(see the answer key)

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