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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 did Sheppard write many letters to international contacts complaining about?
(a) The abuses in the Congo.
(b) The conditions for white men in the Congo.
(c) The need for more missionaries in the Congo.
(d) The lack of money in the Congo.

2. Senator Morgan wanted the Congo to be a colony in order for newly freed slaves to be what?
(a) Given the option of returning to Africa.
(b) Have contact with their families.
(c) Forcibly repatriated to Africa.
(d) Discover their heritage.

3. What did coagulated sap from the wild vines in the Congo form the basis of?
(a) Metals.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Rubber.
(d) Antibiotics.

4. What is the name of the publisher that Stanley became involved with?
(a) James Gordon Edison.
(b) James Gordon Madison.
(c) James Gordon Morrow.
(d) James Gordon Bennett.

5. What did Shanu recruit for in Congo?
(a) Riverboat crews.
(b) Rubber harvesters.
(c) Mine workers.
(d) Force Publique.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the easiest way to gather the sap of the vines?

2. Who did Leopold want to retain political power in the Congo?

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

4. When did Shanu begin working for Leopold's regime?

5. In what country was Williams commissioned a lieutenant?

(see the answer key)

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