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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Leopold became wealthy off the resources in the Congo and built multiple what?
(a) Churches.
(b) Universities.
(c) Private palaces.
(d) Schools.

2. What did Sheppard's native Congo name mean?
(a) The black Englishman.
(b) The black helpful man.
(c) The black white man.
(d) The scary black man.

3. What were the two major exports from the Congo under Leopold's reign?
(a) Gold and diamonds.
(b) Ivory and diamonds.
(c) Ivory and rubber.
(d) Rubber and gold.

4. What type of possession did Leopold want the Congo as?
(a) Human possession.
(b) Colonial possession.
(c) Resource possession.
(d) Power possession.

5. What country did Leopold's sister and her husband fail to rule?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Chile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Elder Dempster have exclusive contracts with Leopold to do?

2. Where was Joseph Conrad born?

3. What American state was Senator John Tyler Morgan from?

4. What kind of ivory did Stanley transport out of the Congo?

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

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