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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did Williams abandon when he traveled to Belgium to learn more of the Congo?
(a) A wife and a mistress.
(b) A mother and wife.
(c) A father and his children.
(d) A wife and children.

2. Why did most European colonizers focus on Africa's coastal areas?
(a) The coast was cheaper to colonize.
(b) They were immediately accessible.
(c) They had more riches.
(d) The local people were friendlier.

3. How did Stanley view the local people in the Congo?
(a) Artists.
(b) Sophisticated.
(c) Competent to rule themselves.
(d) Available labor.

4. What disease did Williams contract when he left the Congo?
(a) Yellow fever.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Chicken pox.

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

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

7. Where did Stanley go after the Berlin Conference?
(a) Middle East.
(b) Far East.
(c) Africa.
(d) Russia.

8. Before being put on slave ships by the Portuguese, what religion were slaves baptized into?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Presbyterian
(c) Anglican.
(d) Baptist.

9. What job did Conrad have in 1980 on the Congo River?
(a) Paddleboat officer.
(b) Portage officer.
(c) Riverboat officer.
(d) Cargo officer.

10. Stanley is an adopted name for Henry. What was the occupation of the Stanley Henry met in America?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Businessman.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Trader.

11. What were the two major exports from the Congo under Leopold's reign?
(a) Ivory and rubber.
(b) Rubber and gold.
(c) Gold and diamonds.
(d) Ivory and diamonds.

12. At what age did Williams tour the Congo?
(a) 44.
(b) 40.
(c) 35.
(d) 38.

13. What country did Leopold grant droit de preference to?
(a) Spain.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Portugal.

14. Stanley's bizarre route took so long to traverse, that when he arrived to rescue Pasha, what happened?
(a) His assistance was no longer needed.
(b) He was unable to get back.
(c) He died shortly thereafter.
(d) He has used up all his supplies.

15. What kind of degree did Williams claim to have?
(a) A basic literature degree.
(b) An advanced collegiate degree.
(c) No degree.
(d) A law degree.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Stanley get on board the ship to America?

2. What jobs did George Washington Williams hold?

3. Senator Morgan wanted the Congo to be a colony in order for newly freed slaves to be what?

4. Where was Stanley born?

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

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