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  • 1. What is the presidential term length in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
A) Six years
B) Seven years
C) Five years
D) Four years
  • 2. Who appoints the prime minister in the DRC?
A) The Constitutional Court
B) The National Assembly
C) The president
D) The Senate
  • 3. Which body is the highest administrative court in the DRC?
A) Council of State
B) Court of Cassation
C) Constitutional Court
D) Supreme Court
  • 4. How are senators elected in the DRC?
A) Appointed by the president
B) Appointed by the prime minister
C) Directly by universal suffrage
D) Indirectly by provincial legislatures
  • 5. Which institution evaluates the constitutionality of laws in the DRC?
A) Court of Cassation
B) Constitutional Court
C) National Assembly
D) Council of State
  • 6. How did The Economist Democracy Index classify the DRC in 2024?
A) Hybrid regime
B) Flawed democracy
C) Authoritarian regime
D) Full democracy
  • 7. Who was the first woman to hold the position of prime minister in the DRC?
A) Laurent-Désiré Kabila
B) Judith Suminwa
C) Joseph Kabila
D) Félix Tshisekedi
  • 8. What is the name of the current political system of the DRC?
A) Third Republic
B) Zairean State
C) Transitional Government
D) Second Republic
  • 9. In what year did the current Constitution of the Third Republic go into effect?
A) 1997
B) 2016
C) 2003
D) 2006
  • 10. What was the DRC ranked in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index?
A) 156 out of 167
B) 5 out of 179
C) 100 out of 180
D) 163 out of 180
  • 11. Who succeeded Joseph Kabila as president?
A) Mobutu Sese Seko
B) Laurent-Désiré Kabila
C) Félix Tshisekedi
D) Judith Suminwa
  • 12. When was the country's first free election in over four decades held?
A) July 2006
B) December 2005
C) May 1997
D) June 2003
  • 13. What type of legislature does the DRC have?
A) Non-legislative
B) Tricameral
C) Bicameral
D) Unicameral
  • 14. What is the role of the Court of Cassation?
A) Administrative oversight
B) Election dispute resolution
C) Court of last resort
D) Constitutionality review
  • 15. How many registered political parties emerged in the DRC since 1990?
A) Exactly 4
B) More than 600
C) Exactly 100
D) Fewer than 50
  • 16. How large are the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in hectares?
A) 50 million
B) 100 million
C) 155 million
D) 200 million
  • 17. How many animal species are found in the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
A) Over 10,000
B) Over 20,000
C) Over 1,000
D) Over 5,000
  • 18. Approximately how many bonobos remain in the wild?
A) 100,000
B) 200,000
C) 10,000
D) 1,000,000
  • 19. How much did the rate of deforestation increase in the DRC between 2015 and 2019?
A) It remained stable
B) It increased by 10%
C) It tripled
D) It doubled
  • 20. What is considered a major environmental issue in the DRC?
A) Tsunamis
B) Mining
C) Volcanic eruptions
D) Earthquakes
  • 21. What is one of the causes of deforestation in the DRC?
A) Sea level rise
B) Slash-and-burn agriculture
C) Urban sprawl
D) Desertification
  • 22. Which of these species is classified as endangered by the World Conservation Union?
A) Okapi
B) Lion
C) Giraffe
D) Zebra
  • 23. When was the Kivu-Kinshasa Green Corridor initiative established?
A) January 2023
B) January 2025
C) January 2020
D) January 2021
  • 24. Which of the following is listed as a World Heritage Site in the DRC?
A) Virunga National Park
B) Serengeti National Park
C) Kruger National Park
D) Etosha National Park
  • 25. Approximately how many gorillas remain in the wild according to the text?
A) 10,000
B) 200,000
C) 100,000
D) 500,000
  • 26. What was the standing of the DRC regarding deforestation rates in Africa in 2023?
A) Second lowest
B) Lowest
C) Average
D) Highest
  • 27. What led to the Hutu militia forces fleeing to eastern Zaire in 1996?
A) The end of the Second Congo War
B) The Rwandan Civil War and genocide
C) The assassination of Laurent-Désiré Kabila
D) A peace accord in the Central African Republic
  • 28. Which armies formed the coalition that invaded Zaire during the First Congo War?
A) Namibia and South Africa
B) Rwanda and Uganda
C) Angola and Zimbabwe
D) The United Nations and France
  • 29. Who led the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of the Congo?
A) Mobutu Sese Seko
B) Jean-Pierre Bemba
C) Ange-Félix Patassé
D) Laurent-Désiré Kabila
  • 30. What rebel movement did Rwandan troops launch to fight Kabila?
A) Alliance of Democratic Forces
B) Movement for the Liberation of the Congo
C) Rally for Congolese Democracy
D) Interahamwe
  • 31. Who led the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo?
A) Mobutu Sese Seko
B) Joseph Kabila
C) Laurent-Désiré Kabila
D) Jean-Pierre Bemba
  • 32. Which countries supported the Congolese government during the Second Congo War?
A) The Central African Republic and Rwanda
B) Angola, Zimbabwe, and Namibia
C) The United Nations and Uganda
D) Rwanda and Uganda
  • 33. When did UN peacekeepers first arrive in the Congo?
A) December 1997
B) April 2001
C) July 2006
D) June 2003
  • 34. What is the name of the UN peacekeeping force currently known as MONUSCO?
A) The Peace Coalition
B) MONUC
C) The Transition Force
D) The Alliance
  • 35. What occurred on 30 July 2006 in the DRC?
A) The arrival of MONUC
B) The end of the Second Congo War
C) The assassination of Kabila
D) First multi-party elections
  • 36. Who won the second round of the presidential election in 2006?
A) Laurent-Désiré Kabila
B) Joseph Kabila
C) Jean-Pierre Bemba
D) Ange-Félix Patassé
  • 37. What prompted a skirmish in Kinshasa following the 2006 elections?
A) The assassination of a government official
B) A refusal by the UN to leave the country
C) The return of Rwandan troops
D) An election-result dispute between Kabila and Bemba
  • 38. How has the Second Congo War been described in relation to history?
A) A bloodless transition of power
B) The longest civil war in history
C) The first democratic revolution in Africa
D) The deadliest conflict since World War II
  • 39. Which group of people expanded into the region during the first millennium BC?
A) Bantu peoples
B) European explorers
C) Roman legions
D) Arab traders
  • 40. What primary resource was extracted using forced labour in the Congo Free State?
A) Rubber
B) Diamonds
C) Copper
D) Gold
  • 41. Which 1904 document helped expose abuses in the Congo Free State?
A) Casement Report
B) Brussels Treaty
C) Congo Decree
D) Leopold Manifesto
  • 42. In what year was the territory annexed as the Belgian Congo?
A) 1890
B) 1908
C) 1914
D) 1960
  • 43. From which city was the Belgian Congo governed?
A) Antwerp
B) Leopoldville
C) Brussels
D) Stanleyville
  • 44. Who was the leader of the Congolese National Movement that won the 1960 elections?
A) Patrice Lumumba
B) Joseph Mobutu
C) Moïse Tshombe
D) Joseph Kasa-Vubu
  • 45. On what date did the Belgian Congo achieve independence?
A) 5 September 1960
B) 24 June 1960
C) 11 July 1960
D) 30 June 1960
  • 46. Which province engaged in a secessionist uprising on 11 July 1960?
A) Katanga
B) South Kasai
C) Stanleyville
D) Pool Malebo
  • 47. Which foreign power provided military assistance to Lumumba after the UN refused?
A) Soviet Union
B) France
C) United States
D) Belgium
  • 48. What happened to Patrice Lumumba after being handed over to Katangan authorities?
A) He was reinstated as prime minister
B) He was exiled
C) He was imprisoned for life
D) He was executed
  • 49. What did the 2001 Belgian Parliament investigation conclude regarding Lumumba's death?
A) Belgium was morally responsible
B) Belgium was innocent
C) The UN was responsible
D) Mobutu acted alone
  • 50. What was the name of the Soviet and Cuban-backed rebel group in the east?
A) Simbas
B) College of Commissioners-General
C) Force Publique
D) ABAKO
  • 51. What was the name of the military operation used to rescue hostages in Stanleyville?
A) Operation Congo Freedom
B) Operation Brussels Rescue
C) Operation Simba Sweep
D) Operation Dragon Rouge
  • 52. In what year did Mobutu change the name of the country to the Republic of Zaire?
A) 1960
B) 1971
C) 1965
D) 1980
  • 53. How does the Congo River rank in terms of depth globally?
A) Fourth deepest
B) Third deepest
C) Second deepest
D) Deepest
  • 54. What is the Congo River's rank by discharge?
A) Third-largest
B) Fourth-largest
C) Largest
D) Second-largest
  • 55. Who named the Congo River in the 16th century?
A) The Bantu people
B) Portuguese explorers
C) Early European sailors
D) The Kongo people themselves
  • 56. What does Samuel Henry Nelson suggest the word 'Kongo' implies?
A) A royal kingdom
B) A public gathering
C) River of rivers
D) Water and life
  • 57. When was the term 'Bakongo' introduced?
A) 19th century
B) 16th century
C) Early 20th century
D) 1964
  • 58. What document established the name DRC in 1964?
A) Sovereign National Conference
B) Luluabourg Constitution
C) Authenticité initiative
D) The Congo Treaty
  • 59. What does the Kikongo word 'nzadi' mean?
A) River
B) Swallowing
C) Gathering
D) Kingdom
  • 60. What is the literal meaning of 'nzadi o nzere'?
A) The Congo basin
B) River swallowing rivers
C) The gathered people
D) Great deep river
  • 61. When was the name of the country restored to the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Laurent-Désiré Kabila?
A) 1997
B) 1971
C) 1964
D) 1992
  • 62. What is an alternative name used to distinguish the country from the neighboring Republic of the Congo?
A) Zaire-Brazzaville
B) Congo-Kinshasa
C) Upper Congo
D) Kikongo State
  • 63. What was the former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
A) Zaire
B) Congo-Brazzaville
C) Central African Republic
D) Belgian Congo
  • 64. What is the official language of the DRC?
A) French
B) Lingala
C) Swahili
D) English
  • 65. What is the capital city of the DRC?
A) Goma
B) Lubumbashi
C) Kinshasa
D) Mbuji-Mayi
  • 66. Which indigenous language is the most widely spoken in the DRC?
A) Tshiluba
B) Kikongo
C) Lingala
D) Swahili
  • 67. The DRC is the second-largest country in Africa by what measure?
A) Population
B) Number of provinces
C) GDP
D) Land area
  • 68. Which city was occupied by M23 rebels in 2012 and again in 2025?
A) Goma
B) Mbuji-Mayi
C) Kinshasa
D) Lubumbashi
  • 69. What is the DRC's largest trade partner as of 2023?
A) China
B) United States
C) Rwanda
D) Belgium
  • 70. What percentage of exports in 2023 were raw minerals and metal?
A) 50%
B) 80%
C) 20%
D) 95%
  • 71. Which country borders the DRC to the east across Lake Tanganyika?
A) Rwanda
B) Tanzania
C) Uganda
D) Burundi
  • 72. What is the term often used to describe the DRC's state of being resource-rich yet poor?
A) Trade deficit
B) Colonial debt
C) Stagflation
D) Resource curse
  • 73. Why did the United States support Mobutu's administration?
A) His economic expertise
B) His military prowess
C) His opposition to communism
D) His democratic reforms
  • 74. What type of political system was established under Mobutu?
A) A multi-party democracy
B) A one-party system
C) A constitutional monarchy
D) A parliamentary coalition
  • 75. What happened to Mobutu's political opponents by late 1967?
A) They were neutralized
B) They were elected to parliament
C) They fled to Europe
D) They formed a new government
  • 76. What term was used to describe the gross corruption and mismanagement in Zaire?
A) The Zairian Crisis
B) The African Sickness
C) The Great Theft
D) Le mal Zairois
  • 77. What was the former name of the city now called Kisangani?
A) Elisabethville
B) Coquilhatville
C) Stanleyville
D) Léopoldville
  • 78. Which U.S. President did Mobutu NOT meet during the 1970s and 1980s?
A) George H. W. Bush
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Richard Nixon
D) Bill Clinton
  • 79. Where did Mobutu die in 1997?
A) France
B) Morocco
C) Zaire
D) United States
  • 80. Who formed the National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP)?
A) Raymond Tshibanda
B) Laurent Kabila
C) Bosco Ntaganda
D) Laurent Nkunda
  • 81. What did the CNDP agree to do under the peace treaty with the government?
A) Surrender all their wealth
B) Leave the country
C) Become a political party
D) Support the Rwandan government
  • 82. What group did Laurent Kabila create?
A) Lord's Resistance Army
B) CNDP
C) M23
D) Mai-Mai
  • 83. Who did Human Rights Watch accuse Kabila of recruiting to put down protests in 2017?
A) Former 23 March Movement fighters
B) Rwandan soldiers
C) Mai-Mai militants
D) The Lord's Resistance Army
  • 84. In what year did the Lord's Resistance Army move to the DR Congo?
A) 2005
B) 2012
C) 2017
D) 2008
  • 85. What city was invaded by the Mai-Mai in 2013?
A) Goma
B) Lubumbashi
C) Kinshasa
D) Masisi
  • 86. What did the United Nations Security Council authorize in March 2013?
A) A full military withdrawal
B) The arrest of Laurent Kabila
C) United Nations Force Intervention Brigade
D) A peace treaty with Rwanda
  • 87. What event caused the postponement of the 2018 general election?
A) A major surge in COVID-19 cases
B) An internet blackout in all major provinces
C) A failed coup d'état attempt
D) A warehouse fire destroyed voting machines
  • 88. What percentage of the vote was Martin Fayulu expected to receive according to election day polls?
A) 70%
B) 47%
C) 19%
D) 23%
  • 89. In what year did the Ebola outbreak in the DRC end?
A) 2021
B) 2019
C) 2020
D) 2022
  • 90. Which diplomat was killed in North Kivu on 22 February 2021?
A) The Italian ambassador
B) The UN envoy
C) The Kenyan president
D) The American ambassador
  • 91. Which mountains are found in the extreme eastern region of the DRC?
A) Atlas Mountains
B) Drakensberg Mountains
C) Ethiopian Highlands
D) Rwenzori Mountains
  • 92. How many people died in the 2002 eruption of Mount Nyiragongo according to the text?
A) 120
B) 400
C) 45
D) 2,280
  • 93. What sentence was former president Joseph Kabila given in October 2025?
A) A fine
B) Life imprisonment
C) Death
D) Exile
  • 94. Which country borders the DRC to the west via a small strip of coastline?
A) South Atlantic Ocean
B) Uganda
C) Republic of the Congo
D) Angola
  • 95. How many provinces is the Democratic Republic of the Congo divided into?
A) 33
B) 145
C) 25
D) 10
  • 96. Which international organization is the DRC a member of as an affiliate of Southern Africa?
A) African Union
B) European Union
C) United Nations
D) Southern African Development Community (SADC)
  • 97. When was the FARDC established?
A) 1999
B) 2022
C) 2003
D) 2011
  • 98. Which metal is cited as a key natural resource driving geopolitical competition?
A) Cobalt
B) Uranium
C) Gold
D) Copper
  • 99. What is the name of the 'minerals-for-infrastructure' deal signed by Joseph Kabila?
A) Kinshasa Agreement
B) Cobalt Pact
C) Eastern Accord
D) Sicomines
  • 100. What is the name of the military of the DRC?
A) Congolese National Guard
B) FARDC
C) Central African Defense Force
D) Zairian Armed Forces
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