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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. In 1903, who passed a resolution protesting atrocities in Congo?
(a) British Parliament.
(b) German Council.
(c) U.S. Senate.
(d) Belgian Parliament.

2. What did the first comprehensive census of the Congo determine the national population to be?
(a) 11 million.
(b) 9 million.
(c) 13 million.
(d) 10 million.

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

4. Who did Leopold negotiate with when he decided to sell Congo?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Belgium.

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

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. When was the World's Fair held in Brussels?

3. What did Leopold dismiss the Casement Report as when he first heard of it?

4. What kind of report did Leopold expect from the Commission of Inquiry?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Elder Dempster?

2. What did the official Commission of Inquiry do?

3. How did the natives of the Congo get the rubber from the vines?

4. How did Leopold react to the Casement Report?

5. What was E.D. Morel's conclusion, upon seeing that the trade between Belgium and the Congo was severely unbalanced?

6. How did Leopold promote his image of a kindly humanitarian throughout Europe?

7. What is the implication of Morel's epiphany at the end of Part I?

8. What were some of the ways Leopold responded to his critics?

9. If the death of 50% of the population in the Congo was not genocide per se, what was it?

10. What did Leopold do when he determined the situation with the international community and the Congo to be untenable?

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