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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. How many Africans attended the Berlin Conference?
(a) A lot.
(b) None.
(c) As many as could get there.
(d) A few.

2. When did Morel establish the West African Mail?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1906.
(d) 1904.

3. In 1903, who passed a resolution protesting atrocities in Congo?
(a) German Council.
(b) U.S. Senate.
(c) Belgian Parliament.
(d) British Parliament.

4. What did Leopold dismiss the Casement Report as when he first heard of it?
(a) Fiction.
(b) Biased.
(c) Not the whole picture.
(d) Incorrect.

5. Leopold became wealthy off the resources in the Congo and built multiple what?
(a) Schools.
(b) Universities.
(c) Private palaces.
(d) Churches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sheppard write many letters to international contacts complaining about?

2. When did Sheppard travel to Africa?

3. How many official depositions did the Commission of Inquiry members take?

4. How old was Leopold when he issued the royal decree that declared his colony the Congo Free State?

5. What punishment would men who failed to meet their quota of vines undergo?

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