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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. How did Stanley get on board the ship to America?
(a) As a crew member.
(b) As a stow-away.
(c) As a pilot.
(d) As a passenger.

2. How did Stanley view the local people in the Congo?
(a) Artists.
(b) Sophisticated.
(c) Competent to rule themselves.
(d) Available labor.

3. Who is the protagonist in "Heart of Darkness"?
(a) Mellville.
(b) Madison.
(c) Marlow.
(d) Mellonton.

4. What was the name of the Portuguese explorer who sailed along the west coast of Africa in the 1480s?
(a) Diresus Cao.
(b) Divala Cao.
(c) Disarro Cao.
(d) Diogo Cao.

5. What position did Henry Shelton Sanford hold?
(a) President.
(b) Ambassador.
(c) Governor.
(d) Senator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nationality was the shipping firm Elder Dempster from?

2. What year, after locating Livingstone, did Stanley return to Africa?

3. Over what route did the Portuguese African slave trade flourish?

4. What army did Stanley enlist with during the American Civil War?

5. When was the Berlin Conference, where Africa was divided between the Europeans, held?

(see the answer key)

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