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

2. When Leopold was in his 70s, what did he do to cause outrage in Belgium?
(a) Divorce his wife to marry Caroline.
(b) Retain Caroline as his wife.
(c) Retain Caroline as his mistress.
(d) Retain Caroline and her sister as his mistresses.

3. What was the probable name of the prostitute that Leopold made his mistress?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Carrie Ann.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Caroline.

4. What did Leopold issue before the Commission of Inquiry report was published?
(a) A summary.
(b) A supporting statement.
(c) A denial.
(d) An editorial.

5. What punishment would men who failed to meet their quota of vines undergo?
(a) A leg was severed.
(b) A foot was severed.
(c) A hand was severed.
(d) An arm was severed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Congo was rich in wild vines of the genus _________.

2. What is the word used to describe someone who is afraid of germs?

3. When did the Belgian press expose Shanu as Morel's accomplice?

4. Based on what he observed, what did E.D. Morel decide that Belgium's trade with the Congo was?

5. Hezekiah Andrew Shanu was born and educated in what is now known as which country?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Casement's voyage through the Congo.

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

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

4. What did the official Commission of Inquiry do?

5. What sources of death are included when the author attempts to tally the death toll associated with colonialism in the Congo?

6. What was the Casement Report?

7. What did Morel do after quitting his job with Elder Dempster?

8. When Leopold became concerned about Morel's media attacks, what did he try to do?

9. What caused the official pressure on Leopold from the international front?

10. What did Leopold do when he realized he could not suppress the Commission of Inquiry report?

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