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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Stanley got to America, what did he do?
(a) Paid for his passage.
(b) Deserted the ship.
(c) Snuck off the ship.
(d) Became captain of the ship.

2. When Williams left the Congo, where did he go?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Syria.
(d) Israel.

3. What is the name of the publisher that Stanley became involved with?
(a) James Gordon Edison.
(b) James Gordon Morrow.
(c) James Gordon Bennett.
(d) James Gordon Madison.

4. What did Williams write about, while in the Congo?
(a) The good things Leopold was doing.
(b) The horrible way the locals treated the Belgians.
(c) The atrocities he saw.
(d) The peaceful conditions.

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

6. By what year were most of the coastal areas of Africa claimed as colonies by various European powers?
(a) Early 1860s.
(b) Late 1860s.
(c) Late 1870s.
(d) Early 1870s.

7. Senator Morgan wanted the Congo to be a colony in order for newly freed slaves to be what?
(a) Discover their heritage.
(b) Given the option of returning to Africa.
(c) Forcibly repatriated to Africa.
(d) Have contact with their families.

8. How long did Conrad spend as a ship's officer in the British merchant marine?
(a) Five years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) Over a decade.
(d) A decade and a half.

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

10. What war was George Washington Williams a veteran of?
(a) American Civil War.
(b) War of 1812.
(c) The 100 Years War.
(d) American Revolutionary War.

11. What were the two major exports from the Congo under Leopold's reign?
(a) Ivory and diamonds.
(b) Rubber and gold.
(c) Ivory and rubber.
(d) Gold and diamonds.

12. What year was the Force Publique established?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1887.
(d) 1886.

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

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

15. Leopold was described as pencil thin and possessing a large what?
(a) Head.
(b) Beard.
(c) Chin.
(d) Nose.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Queen Victoria feel about Leopold?

3. Where did Leopold send Arthur Stevens?

4. In what year did Stanley locate Livingstone?

5. What is the name of the fanatical madman in "Heart of Darkness"?

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