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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7, 8, and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of rifles allowed Leopold's agents in the Congo to establish dominance?
(a) Boar-shot rifles.
(b) Breech-loading rifles.
(c) Large caliber rifles.
(d) Side-winding rifles.

2. When Stanley left Zanzibar, what did he traverse?
(a) The Congo River.
(b) The Great Divide.
(c) The Nile.
(d) The desert.

3. What jobs did George Washington Williams hold?
(a) Minister and politician.
(b) Minister and publisher.
(c) Minister and doctor.
(d) Minister and historian.

4. By what year had Williams toured the Congo?
(a) 1887.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1892.

5. Modern schools traditionally interpret "Heart of Darkness" as being allegorical of what?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Original sin.
(c) Human development.
(d) Marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Williams was in the Congo, what did he write?

2. Who did Leopold send Stanley to rescue after the Berlin Conference?

3. In what year did Stanley locate Livingstone?

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

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

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