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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Casement, when he returned to Ireland, was arrested and convicted of what?
(a) Murder.
(b) Theft.
(c) Treason.
(d) Libel and slander.

2. When Leopold was in his 70s, what did he do to cause outrage in Belgium?
(a) Retain Caroline and her sister as his mistresses.
(b) Retain Caroline as his mistress.
(c) Retain Caroline as his wife.
(d) Divorce his wife to marry Caroline.

3. What did the treaties Stanley made exchange for all mineral, animal, and wealth rights?
(a) Brightly-colored cloth.
(b) Medicine and food.
(c) Thread and needles.
(d) Paper and books.

4. When did Leopold II gain the throne of Belgium?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1835.
(c) 1855.
(d) 1845.

5. What was Sheppard's name among the natives in the Congo?
(a) Mundele Nrom.
(b) Mundele Mnom.
(c) Mundele Ndom.
(d) Mundele Mtom.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Stanley view the local people in the Congo?

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

3. How did many Europeans die in Congo?

4. What position did Henry Shelton Sanford hold?

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

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