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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. Who unsuccessfully bribed Morel to stop his work on the Congo?
(a) Stanley.
(b) His boss.
(c) Elder Dempster.
(d) Leopold.

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

3. What was Casement, in his youth?
(a) Celtic nationalist.
(b) Scottish nationalist.
(c) British nationalist.
(d) Irish nationalist.

4. Where did Joseph Conrad spend his youth?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Africa.

5. What punishment would men who failed to meet their quota of vines undergo?
(a) A foot was severed.
(b) A hand was severed.
(c) A leg was severed.
(d) An arm was severed.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Marchal leave Africa the first time?

2. Why did Leopold purchase newspaper space?

3. According to the article's footnote that Marchal read, how many deaths did the Congo suffer during Leopold's reign?

4. Whom did Williams abandon when he traveled to Belgium to learn more of the Congo?

5. When did Morel begin publishing articles?

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