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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, and Chapters 1, 2, and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of the colony that the Congo was annexed to Belgium as in 1908?
(a) Free Congo.
(b) Republic of Congo.
(c) Congo Free State.
(d) Belgian Congo.

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

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

5. What was the name Henry Morton Stanley was born with?
(a) John Morton.
(b) John Stanley.
(c) John Rowlands.
(d) John Edwards.

Short Answer Questions

1. Stanley is an adopted name for Henry. What was the occupation of the Stanley Henry met in America?

2. What were the two major exports from the Congo under Leopold's reign?

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

4. When Stanley got to America, what did he do?

5. What country did Leopold's sister and her husband fail to rule?

(see the answer key)

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