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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. Congo was rich in wild vines of the genus _________.
(a) Landolphia.
(b) Lollonaphia.
(c) Lorryaphia.
(d) Lallaphia.

2. How old was Leopold when he met a teenage prostitute on one of his European voyages?
(a) 65.
(b) 62.
(c) 60.
(d) 63.

3. Stanley is an adopted name for Henry. What was the occupation of the Stanley Henry met in America?
(a) Trader.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Businessman.

4. Where was Casement sent when he was in the British consular services?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Belgium.
(c) Africa.
(d) America.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Modern schools traditionally interpret "Heart of Darkness" as being allegorical of what?

2. When did Casement go to the Congo to make an evaluation of the atrocities?

3. What was the name of the workhouse Stanley was sent to as a child?

4. Who is Dorothy Tennant?

5. Before being put on slave ships by the Portuguese, what religion were slaves baptized into?

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