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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Leopold became wealthy off the resources in the Congo and built multiple what?
(a) Universities.
(b) Schools.
(c) Churches.
(d) Private palaces.

2. What did Sheppard's native Congo name mean?
(a) The scary black man.
(b) The black white man.
(c) The black helpful man.
(d) The black Englishman.

3. What span of years does Chapter 15 attempt to reconcile the death toll from?
(a) 1880 to 1913.
(b) 1880 to 1925.
(c) 1880 to 1920.
(d) 1880 to 1918.

4. What profession did Henry I. Kowalsky practice?
(a) Publisher.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Editor.
(d) Doctor.

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

6. Where did Casement travel, after Congo, to document abuses against the natives?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Peru.
(d) Colombia.

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

8. What did Sheppard write many letters to international contacts complaining about?
(a) The need for more missionaries in the Congo.
(b) The lack of money in the Congo.
(c) The conditions for white men in the Congo.
(d) The abuses in the Congo.

9. When did Morel establish the West African Mail?
(a) 1904.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1903.
(d) 1906.

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

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

12. What percentage was the population of Congo reduced by as cited by the author during the period covered in Chapter 15?
(a) 45%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 30%.

13. When the Casement Report was made public, who did Casement join with to demand action?
(a) The British Government.
(b) Morel.
(c) The Belgian public.
(d) Senator McKenna.

14. Leopold put on a lavish display about Congo at the World's Fair and suggest it was what?
(a) A paradise.
(b) A sad and poor country.
(c) A poor place, being helped by Leopold.
(d) A place of sin, needing missionaries.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leopold purchase several magazines and newspapers to control?

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

3. By who was the official Commission of Inquiry staffed?

4. What job did E.D. Morel work at with Elder Dempster?

5. What was the easiest way to gather the sap of the vines?

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