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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4, 5, and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did Stanley get on board the ship to America?
(a) 15.
(b) 18.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

2. Where did Stanley become a celebrity for being the first European to explore Africa's interior?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Prussia.
(d) Germany.

3. Where did the Portuguese transport the slaves?
(a) Asia.
(b) The New World.
(c) England.
(d) Portugal.

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

5. 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) Leave America.
(c) Deserted.
(d) Fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the workhouse Stanley was sent to as a child?

2. Who did Leopold want to retain political power in the Congo?

3. Leopold was described as pencil thin and possessing a large what?

4. What was the name of the Portuguese explorer who sailed along the west coast of Africa in the 1480s?

5. A Portuguese explorer was the first European to discover the mouth of which river?

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