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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was the road that Stanley built from the coast to the top of Congo River falls?

2. In what year did Stanley locate Livingstone?

3. Before being put on slave ships by the Portuguese, what religion were slaves baptized into?

4. By what year had Williams toured the Congo?

5. Who was the chancellor of Germany when Leopold wanted the foreign powers to recognize his colony?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened to the Congo Free State in 1908?

4. What did the treaties Stanley negotiated with the local chiefs trade for brightly colored cloth?

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

6. What was ivory used for in Europe?

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

8. What did Stanley pretend to be once he was a celebrity?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How was Conrad's novel, "The Heart of Darkness," based in fact? How was it autobiographical?

Essay Topic 2

The book ends with a summary of Congo's independence movement and current conditions. How does the history of the Congo influence these events?

Essay Topic 3

Who was Morel? How did he turn the tide for the Congo?

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