- 1. Who was the Belgian monarch who claimed control over the Congo Free State?
A) Philippe I
B) Albert I
C) Leopold II
D) Baudouin I
- 2. Which of the following resources were exploited in the Congo Free State?
A) Copper
B) Diamonds
C) Rubber
D) Gold
- 3. What was the name of the company established by Leopold II to exploit the Congo Free State?
A) Royal Congo Enterprise
B) Congo Free State Company
C) Leopoldian Exploration Group
D) Belgian Colonial Corporation
- 4. Who was the explorer who helped Leopold II claim the Congo Basin region?
A) John Hanning Speke
B) Richard Burton
C) David Livingstone
D) Henry Morton Stanley
- 5. What was the approximate population decline in the Congo Free State due to atrocities during Leopold II's rule?
A) 5 million
B) 10 million
C) 20 million
D) 15 million
- 6. Who famously compared the atrocities in the Congo Free State to the Holocaust?
A) Henry Morton Stanley
B) Joseph Conrad
C) Adam Hochschild
D) Roger Casement
- 7. What was the nickname given to the Congo Free State under Leopold II's brutal rule?
A) Paradise Lost
B) Heart of Darkness
C) Empire of Light
D) Land of Plenty
- 8. Which European power eventually took over the Congo Free State from Leopold II?
A) Germany
B) Belgium
C) France
D) Spain
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