Heart of Darkness Quiz



Heart of Darkness Questions

Directions:

Answer each question using examples from the text to support your answers. Yes, you may not use your textbook.

1) How does Marlow differ from the other men, his audience, on board The Nellie?

2) In describing the Roman conquest of England, Marlow suggests parallels to the main story of Heart of Darkness: what seems to be foreshadowed?

3) The narrator describes Marlow at various moments in the novel. What is Marlow like and how do the others regard him?

4) Describe Marlow’s first impressions of the European presence in Africa and give examples that support these impressions.

5) What kinds of “devils” has Marlow seen? Describe them.

6) Why does Marlow respect the Chief Accountant?

7) Why is a person like the manager in charge of the operations of the Company?

8) On what evidence do claims that Kurtz is extraordinary or “remarkable” based?

9) Why does Marlow develop such a deep curiosity about Kurtz by the end of Part 1?

10) What is Marlow’s attitude toward lies?

11) Given that Marlow (by his own admission) doesn’t really like to work, why does he turn so avidly to his steamboat and is so anxious for rivets?

12) What calls Kurtz back to his Inner Station?

13) Why does Marlow attribute restraint to his African crew? How does this attitude differ from the one that Marlow has towards the dead helmsman?

14) Describe the Russian and explain his connection to Kurtz.

15) Why does Marlow feel the need to account for himself and for the “shade of Mr. Kurtz?”

16) Why don’t the natives want Kurtz to go?

17) What do the “heads on the stakes” reveal?

18) How does Kurtz look when he first appears in the story?

19) The manager considers Kurtz’s methods to be “unsound.” What method does the manager refer to?

20) Describe the African woman.

21) What does Kurtz do after he is taken on board?

22) What happens to Marlow after retrieving Kurtz?

23) Why does Marlow ultimately refer to Kurtz as a “remarkable man?”

24) What does Marlow tell the Intended? How does he justify his action, given his attitude towards his action?

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