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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. When Leopold was in his 70s, what did he do to cause outrage in Belgium?

2. What job did E.D. Morel work at with Elder Dempster?

3. For what crime was Sheppard tried for the publication of atrocities in the Congo?

4. What did Shanu receive when he went to Belgium in 1894?

5. Who unsuccessfully bribed Morel to stop his work on the Congo?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Leopold react to the Casement Report?

3. What did Stanley do after he gave up adventuring?

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

5. What did Shanu do after he became disillusioned with Leopold's regime in the Congo?

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

7. What was the Casement Report?

8. What was Elder Dempster?

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

10. Describe Casement's voyage through the Congo.

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

Who influenced the American government to support King Leopold II's claim to the Congo? Why did America support the request?

Essay Topic 3

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

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