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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. At what age did Williams tour the Congo?
(a) 44.
(b) 38.
(c) 40.
(d) 35.

2. Who was the chancellor of Germany when Leopold wanted the foreign powers to recognize his colony?
(a) Scholinder.
(b) Bismarck.
(c) Harbringer.
(d) Vichmart.

3. When Stanley was paroled as a prisoner during the American Civil War, what did he promptly do after being paroled?
(a) Became a trader.
(b) Deserted.
(c) Leave America.
(d) Fight.

4. What was one of the ways Leopold managed Stanley?
(a) Public praise.
(b) Land grants.
(c) Threats.
(d) Letters.

5. How many Africans attended the Berlin Conference?
(a) As many as could get there.
(b) A lot.
(c) None.
(d) A few.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Conrad have to leave the Congo and return to England?

2. In what country was Williams commissioned a lieutenant?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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