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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Stanley's bizarre route took so long to traverse, that when he arrived to rescue Pasha, what happened?
(a) He died shortly thereafter.
(b) He has used up all his supplies.
(c) He was unable to get back.
(d) His assistance was no longer needed.

2. Who was President in America when Leopold began to have his colony recognized by the foreign powers?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Taylor.
(c) Polk.
(d) Ford.

3. What language were the treaties with the African chiefs written in?
(a) European languages.
(b) African and European languages.
(c) African languages.
(d) English.

4. Where did Leopold get a loan from after exhausting his money?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) America.
(d) Belgium.

5. Whom did Williams abandon when he traveled to Belgium to learn more of the Congo?
(a) A wife and children.
(b) A mother and wife.
(c) A father and his children.
(d) A wife and a mistress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year, after locating Livingstone, did Stanley return to Africa?

2. What was the name of the colony that the Congo was annexed to Belgium as in 1908?

3. Senator Morgan wanted the Congo to be a colony in order for newly freed slaves to be what?

4. Over what route did the Portuguese African slave trade flourish?

5. Who is the protagonist in "Heart of Darkness"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What military did George Washington Williams have after the American Civil War?

2. Why did Leopold want the soldiers in one area to be of a different cultural unit than the subjects in that area?

3. How did George Washington Williams present himself that was false?

4. Who is the protagonist in "Heart of Darkness"? What is his job?

5. Why did Leopold embark on a plan to gain the Congo as a colonial possession?

6. Describe Joseph Conrad.

7. Why did Stanley agree to enter into business dealings with King Leopold?

8. What happened to the Africans that other Africans captured and took to the coastal towns?

9. What was ivory used for in Europe?

10. When did things change in the Congo?

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