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

2. When Stanley left Zanzibar, what did he traverse?
(a) The Congo River.
(b) The Nile.
(c) The Great Divide.
(d) The desert.

3. What year was the Force Publique established?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1887.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1886.

4. What kind of degree did Williams claim to have?
(a) A basic literature degree.
(b) No degree.
(c) An advanced collegiate degree.
(d) A law degree.

5. When was the Berlin Conference, where Africa was divided between the Europeans, held?
(a) 1885-86.
(b) 1887-88.
(c) 1886-87.
(d) 1884-85.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Stanley born?

2. When Williams left the Congo, where did he go?

3. What kinds of boats were used on the Congo River above the cataracts?

4. Where did Joseph Conrad spend his youth?

5. What was the purpose of Leopold's establishment of international organizations to look after Africa's interests?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Leopold do when the venture in the Congo consumed all his funds?

2. How does Hochschild begin the book?

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

4. Describe Joseph Conrad.

5. What did the international organizations Leopold established and then dissolved do?

6. When did things change in the Congo?

7. What did Leopold use his personal control to do to the Congo?

8. What were some of the technological advances that led Leopold's agents to establish dominance in the Congo?

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

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

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