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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. What does Leopold purchase several magazines and newspapers to control?
(a) Their news.
(b) Their advertising.
(c) Their circulation.
(d) Their content.

2. What year did King Leopold's control over the Congo begin?
(a) 1886.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1887.

3. Stanley's bizarre route took so long to traverse, that when he arrived to rescue Pasha, what happened?
(a) He was unable to get back.
(b) His assistance was no longer needed.
(c) He died shortly thereafter.
(d) He has used up all his supplies.

4. What did Shanu receive when he went to Belgium in 1894?
(a) A letter from King Leopold.
(b) Public honors.
(c) Public hatred.
(d) A statue.

5. What percentage was the population of Congo reduced by as cited by the author during the period covered in Chapter 15?
(a) 45%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 50%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the publisher that Stanley became involved with?

2. What did the official Commission of Inquiry report validate?

3. How many black soldiers were in each garrison of Force Publique?

4. What work did Casement do in Africa?

5. What did Marchal turn to in order to amass information about Belgian colonialism in the Congo?

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