2. Who did Leopold want to retain political power in the Congo?
(a) The local chiefs.
(b) The Africans.
(c) Himself.
(d) White men.

3. How old was Leopold when he issued the royal decree that declared his colony the Congo Free State?
(a) 50.
(b) 48.
(c) 53.
(d) 56.

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

5. When was Henry Morton Stanley born?
(a) 1841.
(b) 1842.
(c) 1844.
(d) 1843.

6. Who was Henry Stanley's mother?
(a) Betsy Parry.
(b) Victoria Parry.
(c) Kathy Parry.
(d) Mary Parry.

7. How many black soldiers were in each garrison of Force Publique?
(a) Some.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Several hundred.
(d) Several dozen.

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

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

10. Over what route did the Portuguese African slave trade flourish?
(a) Atlantic Ocean route.
(b) Indian Ocean route.
(c) Mediterranean Ocean route.
(d) Pacific Ocean route.

11. Who was President in America when Leopold began to have his colony recognized by the foreign powers?
(a) Ford.
(b) Taylor.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Polk.

12. Where was Joseph Conrad born?
(a) Poland.
(b) Finland.
(c) Slovakia.
(d) Germany.

13. What is the name of the publisher that Stanley became involved with?
(a) James Gordon Morrow.
(b) James Gordon Edison.
(c) James Gordon Bennett.
(d) James Gordon Madison.

14. By what year had Williams toured the Congo?
(a) 1885.
(b) 1887.
(c) 1892.
(d) 1890.

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