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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. In what country was Williams commissioned a lieutenant?
(a) Peru.
(b) Guatemala.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Puerto Rico.

2. How old was Leopold when he issued the royal decree that declared his colony the Congo Free State?
(a) 50.
(b) 53.
(c) 56.
(d) 48.

3. Why did Conrad have to leave the Congo and return to England?
(a) There was a bounty on his head.
(b) He had a sick family.
(c) He got sick.
(d) His time in the Congo ran out.

4. What punishment would men who failed to meet their quota of vines undergo?
(a) An arm was severed.
(b) A leg was severed.
(c) A foot was severed.
(d) A hand was severed.

5. Who was the chancellor of Germany when Leopold wanted the foreign powers to recognize his colony?
(a) Scholinder.
(b) Harbringer.
(c) Vichmart.
(d) Bismarck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Joseph Conrad spend his youth?

2. Where was Casement sent when he was in the British consular services?

3. When Stanley was paroled as a prisoner during the American Civil War, what did he promptly do after being paroled?

4. What suffered because of Leopold's fascination with the young girl and his adventures with her?

5. When did Casement produce the Casement Report?

(see the answer key)

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