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Modernism: Joseph Conrad and Heart of Darkness

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which philosopher said "God is dead"?

a)

Ram Dass

b)

Neitzsche

c)

Descartes

d)

Locke

2.

The idea of "survival of the fittest" comes from which essay?

a)

The Theory of Animal Husbandry

b)

The Theory of Animal Evolution

c)

On the Origin of Species

d)

The Theory of Human Evolution

3.

When human desires are limited by society, what is this limitation called?

a)

The pleasure principle

b)

The Pareto principle

c)

The society principle

d)

The reality principle

4.

Joseph Conrad started learning English when he was _______ years old.

a)

15

b)

18

c)

20

d)

21

5.

Conrad's works were inspired by _____________.

a)

His journeys as a sailor

b)

His childhood in Russia

c)

His love for his wife

d)

His parents' upbringing

6.

Heart of Darkness was a critique of ___________.

a)

European colonial rule

b)

The Spanish Civil War

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

The Elizabethan Age

7.

Which character resembles the archetypal "evil genius"?

a)

Marlow

b)

Kurtz

c)

The Russian Trader

d)

Kurtz's fiancee

8.

The Russian Trader's brightly colored, patchy clothing reminds Marlow of a ______________-.

a)

Harlequin

b)

Salesman

c)

Sailor

d)

Merchant

9.

In Heart of Darkness, what is the setting?

a)

early part of the 19th century

b)

latter part of the 19th century

c)

early part of the 1900's

d)

latter part of the 1900's

10.

Where is Marlow telling the story?

a)

The Ganges River

b)

The Niles River

c)

The Danube River

d)

The Thames River