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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. Leopold became wealthy off the resources in the Congo and built multiple what?
(a) Private palaces.
(b) Schools.
(c) Universities.
(d) Churches.

2. When did Leopold issue the royal decree that declared his colony the Congo Free State?
(a) 1886.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1887.
(d) 1885.

3. Modern schools traditionally interpret "Heart of Darkness" as being allegorical of what?
(a) Original sin.
(b) Human development.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Marriage.

4. What year was the Force Publique established?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1886.
(d) 1887.

5. Where did Shanu move when he moved to Congo?
(a) Groma.
(b) Boma.
(c) Forma.
(d) Toma.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Belgian press expose Shanu as Morel's accomplice?

2. When was the Berlin Conference, where Africa was divided between the Europeans, held?

3. What did E.D. Morel realize the only thing exported to the Congo was?

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

5. When did Casement produce the Casement Report?

(see the answer key)

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