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    The document contains 25 multiple choice questions about Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness. It tests the reader's knowledge of the characters, settings, and key plot points in the story, including where Marlow first encounters Kurtz, where Kurtz dies, and what Marlow discovers at the Inner Station. The questions cover a range of topics from the Company's trade goods to the fate of the Eldorado Exploring Expedition.

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    The document contains 25 multiple choice questions about Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness. It tests the reader's knowledge of the characters, settings, and key plot points in the story, including where Marlow first encounters Kurtz, where Kurtz dies, and what Marlow discovers at the Inner Station. The questions cover a range of topics from the Company's trade goods to the fate of the Eldorado Exploring Expedition.

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    The document contains 25 multiple choice questions about Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness. It tests the reader's knowledge of the characters, settings, and key plot points in the story, including where Marlow first encounters Kurtz, where Kurtz dies, and what Marlow discovers at the Inner Station. The questions cover a range of topics from the Company's trade goods to the fate of the Eldorado Exploring Expedition.

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    1. Heart of Darkness opens in what setting?

     A boat on the Congo River

     A boat on the Thames River

     The Company’s offices in Brussels

     The Outer Station

    2. Where does Kurtz die?

     At the Inner Station

     In Brussels

     Aboard Marlow’s steamer

     In the jungle

    3. What does Marlow discover atop the fence posts at the Inner Station?

     Human heads

     Monkey skulls

     Dead infants

     The Company flag

    4. The Company trades primarily in

     Gold

     Slaves
     Bananas

     Ivory

    5. Which of the following receives Kurtz’s “Report” after his death?

     Marlow’s aunt

     Kurtz’s “Intended”

     A representative of the Company

     A journalist

    6. Most of Marlow’s adventures take place in

     Kenya

     Rhodesia

     The Congo

     England

    7. Which of the following is not something that Marlow gives to the Russian
    trader?

     Food

     Gun cartridges

     Tobacco

     Shoes
    8. What do the men at the Central Station hear about the fate of the Eldorado
    Exploring Expedition?

     That they have been successful and are returning with lots of ivory

     That the expedition’s pack animals are dead

     That the men have been ambushed and killed by natives

     That the expedition has found Kurtz

    9. At the end of his “Report” on the natives, Kurtz writes:

     “Exterminate all the brutes!”

     “God help us!”

     “No more death!”

     “God save the King!”

    10. What one thing does Marlow need to repair his wrecked steamer?

     Steel plates

     A new boiler

     Tools

     Rivets

    11. Which of the following does not accompany Marlow on his journey up the
    river from the Central Station?

     The chief accountant


     The general manager

     The cannibals

     The pilgrims

    12. How does Marlow’s helmsman die?

     He is killed and eaten by the cannibals.

     He is shot by an angry pilgrim.

     He is impaled on a spear thrown from the riverbank.

     He falls overboard and drowns.

    13. The Company is

     English

     French

     Dutch

     Belgian

    14. At the Company’s offices Marlow encounters

     Kurtz

     Kurtz’s fiancée

     Two old women knitting

     A Russian trader
    15. Why are the cannibals aboard the steamer hungry?

     The pilgrims threw their rotting meat overboard.

     There are no humans for them to eat.

     They have no way to make a fire to cook their food.

     They are fasting for religious reasons.

    16. Who is ultimately responsible for the attack on the steamer?

     The Russian trader

     The general manager

     Kurtz

     Marlow

    17. Marlow’s predecessor with the Company dies as a result of a quarrel over

     Ivory

     Hens

     A card game

     A woman

    18. The last person Marlow sees in Brussels is

     The president of the Company

     His aunt
     Kurtz’s cousin

     Kurtz’s fiancée

    19. Who helps Marlow to get a job with the Company?

     Kurtz

     The Director of Companies

     His father

     His aunt

    20. What does the Russian trader leave downriver for the approaching steamer?

     Firewood

     Water

     A map

     Food

    21. Before he goes to Africa, Marlow has been on a voyage through

     The South Pacific

     Asia

     Central America

     Alaska

    22. Where does Marlow encounter the “grove of death”?


     Brussels

     The Outer Station

     The Central Station

     The Inner Station

    23. The chief accountant’s most notable characteristic is

     His bald head

     His spotless white clothing

     His shining black shoes

     His unusual hat

    24. At the Central Station the native laborers burn

     A hut full of trade goods

     Marlow’s steamer

     The chief accountant’s quarters

     The surrounding forest

    25. What are Kurtz’s last words?

     “Exterminate all the brutes!”

     “The horror! The horror!”

     His fiancée’s name


     “God help me!”

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