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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In what year did Stanley locate Livingstone?
(a) 1870.
(b) 1871.
(c) 1868.
(d) 1869.

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

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

8. What honorary military rank did Williams receive?
(a) General.
(b) Lieutenant Colonel.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Lieutenant General.

9. What war was George Washington Williams a veteran of?
(a) The 100 Years War.
(b) American Civil War.
(c) War of 1812.
(d) American Revolutionary War.

10. What kinds of boats were used on the Congo River above the cataracts?
(a) Sail boats.
(b) Row boats.
(c) Steamboats.
(d) Coal boats.

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

12. What was the name of the workhouse Stanley was sent to as a child?
(a) St. Asaph's.
(b) St. John's.
(c) St. Nicholas'.
(d) St. Luke's.

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

14. What year, after locating Livingstone, did Stanley return to Africa?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1877.
(c) 1875.
(d) 18743.

15. Where did the Portuguese transport the slaves?
(a) Asia.
(b) England.
(c) Portugal.
(d) The New World.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country did Leopold grant droit de preference to?

2. When did Leopold issue the royal decree that declared his colony the Congo Free State?

3. What is the name of the publisher that Stanley became involved with?

4. How long was the road that Stanley built from the coast to the top of Congo River falls?

5. Stanley is an adopted name for Henry. What was the occupation of the Stanley Henry met in America?

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