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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. At what age did Stanley get on board the ship to America?

2. How many black soldiers were in each garrison of Force Publique?

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

4. When did Leopold II gain the throne of Belgium?

5. Where was Stanley born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was ivory used for in Europe?

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

6. How did Leopold maneuver and manage Stanley?

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

8. Why did John Rowlands adopt the last name Stanley?

9. What happened to the Europeans on Stanley's expedition in 1874?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who was Henry M. Stanley? What was his importance to King Leopold II?

Essay Topic 2

Why is there a focus on so many biographies in the last few chapters?

Essay Topic 3

Why does the author focus on Caroline, Leopold's mistress? What does this say about Leopold's character?

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