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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was the name of the colony that the Congo was annexed to Belgium as in 1908?
(a) Republic of Congo.
(b) Congo Free State.
(c) Free Congo.
(d) Belgian Congo.
2. Where did Leopold send Henry Shelton Sanford?
(a) England.
(b) Berlin.
(c) France.
(d) America.
3. At what age did Williams tour the Congo?
(a) 38.
(b) 35.
(c) 44.
(d) 40.
4. How old was Leopold when he issued the royal decree that declared his colony the Congo Free State?
(a) 56.
(b) 48.
(c) 50.
(d) 53.
5. Who was the chancellor of Germany when Leopold wanted the foreign powers to recognize his colony?
(a) Vichmart.
(b) Harbringer.
(c) Bismarck.
(d) Scholinder.
6. What kind of ivory did Stanley transport out of the Congo?
(a) Balls of ivory.
(b) Ivory rocks.
(c) Processed ivory.
(d) Elephant tusks.
7. When Stanley was paroled as a prisoner during the American Civil War, what did he promptly do after being paroled?
(a) Leave America.
(b) Deserted.
(c) Became a trader.
(d) Fight.
8. Where did Leopold send Arthur Stevens?
(a) China.
(b) Russia.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.
9. Where did Leopold send Gerson Bleichröd?
(a) Finland.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Poland.
10. What army did Stanley enlist with during the American Civil War?
(a) Confederate Army.
(b) French Foreign Legion.
(c) Union Army.
(d) British Army.
11. What is the name of the publisher that Stanley became involved with?
(a) James Gordon Bennett.
(b) James Gordon Edison.
(c) James Gordon Madison.
(d) James Gordon Morrow.
12. What was the name of the workhouse Stanley was sent to as a child?
(a) St. Luke's.
(b) St. Asaph's.
(c) St. Nicholas'.
(d) St. John's.
13. When did Leopold II gain the throne of Belgium?
(a) 1835.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1855.
(d) 1865.
14. What did the treaties Stanley made exchange for all mineral, animal, and wealth rights?
(a) Thread and needles.
(b) Paper and books.
(c) Brightly-colored cloth.
(d) Medicine and food.
15. What war was George Washington Williams a veteran of?
(a) American Revolutionary War.
(b) The 100 Years War.
(c) War of 1812.
(d) American Civil War.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who did Leopold send Stanley to rescue after the Berlin Conference?
2. When Stanley got to America, what did he do?
3. Before being put on slave ships by the Portuguese, what religion were slaves baptized into?
4. When Stanley left Zanzibar, what did he traverse?
5. How did Stanley get on board the ship to America?
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