Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Viewpoints 25.1: The Congo Free State

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1. Which of these accusations did Williams level against the Belgian forces in the Congo?

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Correct: The answer is c. According to Williams, the Belgians’ Congolese allies ate the victims of Belgian-directed violence.
Incorrect: The answer is c. According to Williams, the Belgians’ Congolese allies ate the victims of Belgian-directed violence.
1. Which of these accusations did Williams level against the Belgian forces in the Congo?

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2. Which of these was suggested by Williams’s account of events in the Congo?

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Correct: The answer is b. Williams’s account painted a picture of indiscriminate and unfeeling slaughter.
Incorrect: The answer is b. Williams’s account painted a picture of indiscriminate and unfeeling slaughter.
2. Which of these was suggested by Williams’s account of events in the Congo?

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3. Which of these featured in the accounts of both Williams and Morel?

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Correct: The answer is c. Both authors describe the mutilation of victims of the violence in the Congo, with both reporting that Congolese soldiers brought body parts to show Belgian officers.
Incorrect: The answer is c. Both authors describe the mutilation of victims of the violence in the Congo, with both reporting that Congolese soldiers brought body parts to show Belgian officers.
3. Which of these featured in the accounts of both Williams and Morel?

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4. Morel’s account provides evidence of which of the following?

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Correct: The answer is d. In particular, Morel mentioned the role of the Rev. J. B. Murphy in bringing news of atrocities in the Congo to the attention of the European and American public.
Incorrect: The answer is d. In particular, Morel mentioned the role of the Rev. J. B. Murphy in bringing news of atrocities in the Congo to the attention of the European and American public.
4. Morel’s account provides evidence of which of the following?