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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Henry Stanley's mother?
(a) Victoria Parry.
(b) Kathy Parry.
(c) Betsy Parry.
(d) Mary Parry.

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

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

4. Stanley is an adopted name for Henry. What was the occupation of the Stanley Henry met in America?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Businessman.
(c) Trader.
(d) Lawyer.

5. What was the name of the workhouse Stanley was sent to as a child?
(a) St. Asaph's.
(b) St. John's.
(c) St. Luke's.
(d) St. Nicholas'.

6. Where was Joseph Conrad born?
(a) Finland.
(b) Germany.
(c) Slovakia.
(d) Poland.

7. What army did Stanley enlist with during the American Civil War?
(a) French Foreign Legion.
(b) Union Army.
(c) Confederate Army.
(d) British Army.

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

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

10. What did one of Stanley's sick employees compare Stanley to a few weeks before dying?
(a) A slavedriver.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A blacksmith.
(d) A boat captain.

11. What year, after locating Livingstone, did Stanley return to Africa?
(a) 18743.
(b) 1875.
(c) 1877.
(d) 1876.

12. What was the purpose of Leopold's establishment of international organizations to look after Africa's interests?
(a) To launder money coming in and out of Africa.
(b) To provide someone to look out for Africans.
(c) To provide employment for Europeans in Africa.
(d) To provide a smokescreen for his activities in Africa.

13. What year did King Leopold's control over the Congo begin?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1886.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1887.

14. When did Leopold II gain the throne of Belgium?
(a) 1835.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1855.

15. Who did Leopold want to retain political power in the Congo?
(a) The Africans.
(b) The local chiefs.
(c) White men.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language were the treaties with the African chiefs written in?

2. Where did Leopold send Henry Shelton Sanford?

3. Who was President in America when Leopold began to have his colony recognized by the foreign powers?

4. What kind of rifles allowed Leopold's agents in the Congo to establish dominance?

5. How long was the road that Stanley built from the coast to the top of Congo River falls?

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