Heart of Darkness
evil genius
What archetype does Kurtz resemble?
The horror! The horror!
What are Kurtz's final words?
his air of possession
What disturbs Marlow the most about the way Kurtz talks about his Intended, ivory, the Inner Station, and the river?
the African helmsman
What disturbs Marlow the most about the way Kurtz talks about his Intended, ivory, the Inner Station, and the river?
They are enigmas
What do Kurtz and his African mistress have in common?
drums
What do the men aboard the steamer hear at night on their journey to Kurtz's station?
dance
What do the natives do when a grass shed housing trade goods burns down?
severed heads
What does Kurtz use to adorn the fence post around the Inner Station?
stares and then leaves
What does Kurtz's African mistress do when she sees Kurtz being brought aboard the steamer?
lacking substance
What does Kurtz's style mask?
he calls Kurtz remarkable
What does Marlow say to completely alienate himself from the general manager and the rest of the Company's functionaries?
tropical disease
What does the general manager's uncle imply may kill Kurtz?
a map
What inspired Marlow to go to Africa?
His clean white clothes
What is the chief accountant's accomplishment?
Belgian Mining Corporation
What is the name of the group of white men led by the general manager's uncle?
the Nellie
What is the name of the ship in the Thames where Marlow tells his story?
rivets
What item from the coast does Marlow tell the brickmaker that he needs to repair the steamer?
riverboat captain
What job does Marlow take with the Company?
preventing Kurtz's departure
When Marlow arrives at the Inner Station, what explanation does the Russian trader give for the natives attacking the steamer?
over a year
When Marlow visits Kurtz's Intended and finds her still in mourning, how long has it been since Kurtz's death?
resistance to tropical disease
Where does Marlow believe the general manager's authority comes from?
the wilderness
Where does the Eldorado Expedition go when they leave the Central Station?
the Bible
Where does the term "whited sepulcher" come from?
Polish Ukraine
Where was Joseph Conrad born?
women
Which are almost never present in Conrad's novels?
Marlow
Which character acts as a guide for the reader?
cynicism
Which of Marlow's characteristics is not one of a traditional hero?
the Russian trader
Who beckons to the steamer from the shore at the Inner Station when they arrive?
general manager/his uncle
Who does Marlow overhear having a conversation one night while he is lying on the deck of the wrecked steamer?
the brickmaker
Who has a painting of a blindfolded woman holding a lighted torch in his quarters?
men aboard the Nellie
Who is the audience for the central story of Heart of Darkness?
Kurtz
Who is the object of Marlow's quest?
his predecessor died
Why was the Company eager to send Marlow to Africa?
Kurtz talks to them
After rushing at Kurtz's stretcher with a piercing cry, why do the natives withdraw and allow the party to pass?
food
Before leaving in a canoe, which of these items does the Russian trader not ask Marlow for?
power
Heart of Darkness suggests that ___ inevitably corrupts.
European Imperialism
Heart of Darkness was one of the first novels to provide a critical view of ______?
his aunt
How did Marlow get his job with the Belgian Company?
ill and not recovered
How did the clerk describe Kurtz's condition to the general manager when he delivered Kurtz's load of ivory?
as objects
How do the main white characters in Heart of Darkness treat the African characters?
he throws him overboard
How does Marlow dispose of the African helmsman's body?
He makes them feel unsettled
How does the general manager control those around him?
Africa
In his youth, where did Conrad dream of traveling someday?
Observation and eavesdropping Interiors and exteriors Darkness
Motifs in Heart of Darkness
the Congo
On what river did Marlow captain a steamship for the Company?
Fog The river Women
Symbols in Heart of Darkness
hypocrisy of imperialism Madness resulting from imperialism absurdity of evil
Themes for Heart of Darkness
Russian trader
Who left the stacked firewood for Marlow and the crew to find on their journey to the Inner Station?
his aunt
Who nurses Marlow back to health once he returns to Europe?
Kurtz
Who ordered the attack on the steamer?
music
According to his cousin, Kurtz's talent was ___?
popular or extremist politics
According to his cousin, Kurtz's talent was ___?
Kurtz
According to the Russian trader, who really ordered the attack on the steamer?
kurtz/the company
Marlow can be read as an intermediary between the extremes of which two figures?
her name
Marlow tell Kurtz's Intended that Kurtz's last words were ___?
