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

2. What position did Henry Shelton Sanford hold?
(a) President.
(b) Senator.
(c) Governor.
(d) Ambassador.

3. Who was Henry Stanley's mother?
(a) Betsy Parry.
(b) Kathy Parry.
(c) Victoria Parry.
(d) Mary Parry.

4. What was the name of the colony that the Congo was annexed to Belgium as in 1908?
(a) Free Congo.
(b) Congo Free State.
(c) Republic of Congo.
(d) Belgian Congo.

5. In 1903, who passed a resolution protesting atrocities in Congo?
(a) U.S. Senate.
(b) Belgian Parliament.
(c) German Council.
(d) British Parliament.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name for the piece of paper that shows what freight a ship is carrying?

2. Who unsuccessfully bribed Morel to stop his work on the Congo?

3. When did Morel resign, under pressure, from Elder Dempster?

4. What jobs did George Washington Williams hold?

5. Senator Morgan wanted the Congo to be a colony in order for newly freed slaves to be what?

(see the answer key)

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