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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 was the name Henry Morton Stanley was born with?
(a) John Rowlands.
(b) John Edwards.
(c) John Stanley.
(d) John Morton.

2. What was the name of the colony that the Congo was annexed to Belgium as in 1908?
(a) Congo Free State.
(b) Republic of Congo.
(c) Free Congo.
(d) Belgian Congo.

3. Where did Stanley become a celebrity for being the first European to explore Africa's interior?
(a) Prussia.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.

4. What was the relationship between the summary of the report Leopold had published and the official Commission of Inquiry report?
(a) There was some similarity between the two on important points.
(b) The two were identical.
(c) The two were similar, but not identical.
(d) There was little resemblance between the two.

5. How many official depositions did the Commission of Inquiry members take?
(a) 370.
(b) 570.
(c) 270.
(d) 470.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Leopold when he met a teenage prostitute on one of his European voyages?

2. Who unsuccessfully bribed Morel to stop his work on the Congo?

3. What kind of ivory did Stanley transport out of the Congo?

4. When did Leopold II gain the throne of Belgium?

5. To prevent desertion from Force Publique, how far away were soldiers stationed from their homes?

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