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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 long was the road that Stanley built from the coast to the top of Congo River falls?
(a) 230 miles.
(b) 225 miles.
(c) 220 miles.
(d) 235 miles.

2. What American state was Senator John Tyler Morgan from?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Texas.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Mississippi.

3. What did Leopold issue before the Commission of Inquiry report was published?
(a) A denial.
(b) A summary.
(c) An editorial.
(d) A supporting statement.

4. Modern schools traditionally interpret "Heart of Darkness" as being allegorical of what?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Human development.
(d) Original sin.

5. What type of possession did Leopold want the Congo as?
(a) Power possession.
(b) Colonial possession.
(c) Human possession.
(d) Resource possession.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language were the treaties with the African chiefs written in?

2. Why did Leopold purchase newspaper space?

3. Where did Leopold send Gerson Bleichröd?

4. When did Casement produce the Casement Report?

5. Where was Jules Marchal born?

(see the answer key)

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