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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Leopold fired Kowalsky, whom did Kowalsky turn over masses of damning documents to?
(a) The newspaper editors.
(b) Caroline.
(c) The Belgian Prime Minister.
(d) Morel.

2. When did Morel resign, under pressure, from Elder Dempster?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1904.
(d) 1905.

3. What did E.D. Morel realize the only thing exported to the Congo was?
(a) Firearms and ammunition.
(b) Firearms and medicine.
(c) Books and paper.
(d) Whips and chains.

4. How were the roads and railroads in Congo completed and improved?
(a) Leopold's investment.
(b) Missionary money.
(c) Foreign investment.
(d) Slave labor.

5. Based on what he observed, what did E.D. Morel decide that Belgium's trade with the Congo was?
(a) Severely shortened.
(b) Equal.
(c) Unbalanced.
(d) Fair.

6. When Leopold was in his 70s, what did he do to cause outrage in Belgium?
(a) Divorce his wife to marry Caroline.
(b) Retain Caroline and her sister as his mistresses.
(c) Retain Caroline as his mistress.
(d) Retain Caroline as his wife.

7. Why did Leopold purchase newspaper space?
(a) To publish articles about ivory.
(b) To advertise his riches.
(c) To write short stories.
(d) To publish carefully written articles.

8. How many official depositions did the Commission of Inquiry members take?
(a) 370.
(b) 570.
(c) 270.
(d) 470.

9. Who is Dorothy Tennant?
(a) Stanley's daughter.
(b) Stanley's wife.
(c) Stanley's mistress.
(d) Stanley's mother.

10. What job did E.D. Morel work at with Elder Dempster?
(a) Dock hand.
(b) Freight manager.
(c) Clerk.
(d) Ship captain.

11. What church was William Henry Sheppard a missionary for?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Anglican.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Presbyterian.

12. What is the word that means someone who always thinks they are sick?
(a) Hypochondriac.
(b) Hippochondriac.
(c) Healthachondriac.
(d) Huntachondriac.

13. What was Sheppard's name among the natives in the Congo?
(a) Mundele Mnom.
(b) Mundele Nrom.
(c) Mundele Ndom.
(d) Mundele Mtom.

14. What did Shanu recruit for in Congo?
(a) Rubber harvesters.
(b) Force Publique.
(c) Mine workers.
(d) Riverboat crews.

15. When did Shanu begin working for Leopold's regime?
(a) 1887.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1886.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hezekiah Andrew Shanu was born and educated in what is now known as which country?

2. What did Elder Dempster have exclusive contracts with Leopold to do?

3. What suffered because of Leopold's fascination with the young girl and his adventures with her?

4. Where did Shanu move when he moved to Congo?

5. What is the name for the piece of paper that shows what freight a ship is carrying?

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