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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What suffered because of Leopold's fascination with the young girl and his adventures with her?
(a) His kingdom.
(b) His marriage.
(c) His reputation.
(d) His treasury.

2. What did coagulated sap from the wild vines in the Congo form the basis of?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Antibiotics.
(c) Rubber.
(d) Metals.

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

4. What is the main disease cited in Chapter 15 as a major cause of death?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Mumps.
(c) Chicken pox.
(d) Measles.

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

6. Where did Shanu move when he moved to Congo?
(a) Forma.
(b) Toma.
(c) Boma.
(d) Groma.

7. What is the word used to describe someone who is afraid of germs?
(a) Germafear.
(b) Germophobe.
(c) Germmander.
(d) Germgather.

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

9. What did the official Commission of Inquiry report validate?
(a) Leopold's public statements.
(b) Morel's publications.
(c) Colonization.
(d) Congo's independence.

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

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

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

13. What did Elder Dempster have exclusive contracts with Leopold to do?
(a) Carry cargo between Congo and Belgium.
(b) Carry slaves to Belgium.
(c) Carry slaves from Congo to anywhere.
(d) Carry people between Congo and Belgium.

14. When was the first comprehensive census of the Congo performed?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1924.

15. When was the World's Fair held in Brussels?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1897.
(d) 1892.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the relationship between the summary of the report Leopold had published and the official Commission of Inquiry report?

2. Where was Casement sent when he was in the British consular services?

3. How were the roads and railroads in Congo completed and improved?

4. Where did Casement travel, after Congo, to document abuses against the natives?

5. Who did Leopold negotiate with when he decided to sell Congo?

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