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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the name of the fanatical madman in "Heart of Darkness"?
(a) Kensington.
(b) Kelvin.
(c) Kallon.
(d) Kurtz.
2. At what age did Williams tour the Congo?
(a) 35.
(b) 38.
(c) 40.
(d) 44.
3. What army did Stanley enlist with during the American Civil War?
(a) Confederate Army.
(b) French Foreign Legion.
(c) British Army.
(d) Union Army.
4. What American state was Senator John Tyler Morgan from?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Texas.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Mississippi.
5. In what country was Williams commissioned a lieutenant?
(a) Guatemala.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Puerto Rico.
(d) Peru.
6. What did one of Stanley's sick employees compare Stanley to a few weeks before dying?
(a) A blacksmith.
(b) A boat captain.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A slavedriver.
7. Leopold was described as pencil thin and possessing a large what?
(a) Beard.
(b) Chin.
(c) Head.
(d) Nose.
8. What did Williams write about, while in the Congo?
(a) The peaceful conditions.
(b) The good things Leopold was doing.
(c) The atrocities he saw.
(d) The horrible way the locals treated the Belgians.
9. What honorary military rank did Williams receive?
(a) Lieutenant General.
(b) Lieutenant Colonel.
(c) Colonel.
(d) General.
10. How long did Conrad spend as a ship's officer in the British merchant marine?
(a) Over a decade.
(b) A decade and a half.
(c) 10 years.
(d) Five years.
11. Where did the Portuguese transport the slaves?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Asia.
(c) England.
(d) The New World.
12. What did the treaties Stanley made exchange for all mineral, animal, and wealth rights?
(a) Brightly-colored cloth.
(b) Thread and needles.
(c) Medicine and food.
(d) Paper and books.
13. What was the purpose of Leopold's establishment of international organizations to look after Africa's interests?
(a) To launder money coming in and out of Africa.
(b) To provide a smokescreen for his activities in Africa.
(c) To provide someone to look out for Africans.
(d) To provide employment for Europeans in Africa.
14. Where did Stanley become a celebrity for being the first European to explore Africa's interior?
(a) Prussia.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) England.
15. How many Africans attended the Berlin Conference?
(a) None.
(b) A few.
(c) As many as could get there.
(d) A lot.
Short Answer Questions
1. What country did Leopold grant droit de preference to?
2. By what year had Williams toured the Congo?
3. What year, after locating Livingstone, did Stanley return to Africa?
4. What disease did Williams contract when he left the Congo?
5. What is the name of the publisher that Stanley became involved with?
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