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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. When did the Belgian press expose Shanu as Morel's accomplice?
(a) Late 1905.
(b) July, 1905.
(c) Mid 1905.
(d) Early 1905.

2. After the transfer of administration, what happened to the conditions in Congo?
(a) They were unchanged.
(b) They improved slowly.
(c) They got worse.
(d) They immediately got better.

3. 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 wife.
(c) Retain Caroline as his mistress.
(d) Divorce his wife to marry Caroline.

4. What profession did Henry I. Kowalsky practice?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Editor.
(d) Publisher.

5. When Leopold fired Kowalsky, whom did Kowalsky turn over masses of damning documents to?
(a) The newspaper editors.
(b) The Belgian Prime Minister.
(c) Morel.
(d) Caroline.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Conrad have to leave the Congo and return to England?

2. What did Marchal publish several books about?

3. What year was the Force Publique established?

4. What did one of Stanley's sick employees compare Stanley to a few weeks before dying?

5. What did the treaties Stanley made exchange for all mineral, animal, and wealth rights?

(see the answer key)

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