King Leopold's Ghost Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Adam Hochschild
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

King Leopold's Ghost Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Leopold issue the royal decree that declared his colony the Congo Free State?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1886.
(c) 1887.
(d) 1885.

2. When Stanley got to America, what did he do?
(a) Deserted the ship.
(b) Paid for his passage.
(c) Snuck off the ship.
(d) Became captain of the ship.

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

4. What was the name of the colony that the Congo was annexed to Belgium as in 1908?
(a) Belgian Congo.
(b) Free Congo.
(c) Republic of Congo.
(d) Congo Free State.

5. Who did Leopold send Stanley to rescue after the Berlin Conference?
(a) Alma Pasha.
(b) Ernie Pasha.
(c) Emin Pasha.
(d) Arnold Pasha.

6. What kind of ivory did Stanley transport out of the Congo?
(a) Ivory rocks.
(b) Balls of ivory.
(c) Elephant tusks.
(d) Processed ivory.

7. What jobs did George Washington Williams hold?
(a) Minister and publisher.
(b) Minister and politician.
(c) Minister and historian.
(d) Minister and doctor.

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

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

10. In what country was Williams commissioned a lieutenant?
(a) Peru.
(b) Guatemala.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Puerto Rico.

11. Leopold was described as pencil thin and possessing a large what?
(a) Nose.
(b) Chin.
(c) Beard.
(d) Head.

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

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

14. What did one of Stanley's sick employees compare Stanley to a few weeks before dying?
(a) A boat captain.
(b) A slavedriver.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A blacksmith.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of possession did Leopold want the Congo as?

2. How long did Conrad spend as a ship's officer in the British merchant marine?

3. What was the name Henry Morton Stanley was born with?

4. Who was Henry Stanley's mother?

5. When Williams was in the Congo, what did he write?

(see the answer keys)

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