Heart of Darkness quiz and flashcards

Where does Marlow begin telling his companions about his journey?

Who helps Marlow obtain a river captaincy?

What first draws Marlow toward Company employment?

What are the men aboard the Nellie waiting for?

What does Marlow undergo before his coastal voyage?

What does the French warship fire into?

How does the warship's firing make imperial activity seem?

Whom does Marlow imagine confronting Britain?

What does Marlow say conquest needs to justify it?

What does the narrator reflect on while aboard the Nellie?

Whose conversation does Marlow overhear before traveling upstream?

Why do the manager and his uncle resent Kurtz?

What do the manager and his uncle suggest can remove rivals?

Which group departs during Part II?

Who travels upstream with Marlow?

Where does Marlow find a warning?

What does Marlow hear through thick fog?

How do the hungry African crewmen behave?

What requires Marlow's constant attention during the upstream journey?

What does Marlow reflect on while observing people ashore?

Who describes Kurtz's ivory raids to Marlow?

What does Marlow discover on the posts outside Kurtz's house?

How does the Russian help Kurtz during his illness?

What does the Russian receive from Kurtz despite his devotion?

Who orders the attack on Marlow's boat?

What does Kurtz command before being carried aboard?

Who silently confronts the steamer at Kurtz's station?

When does Marlow find Kurtz missing?

Where does Marlow intercept Kurtz after he goes missing?

How does the Russian respond to the violence he describes?