Heart of Darkness: Context & Writers Techniques (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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At what age did Conrad become a British citizen?
At what age did Conrad become a British citizen?
29
Where was Heart of Darkness first published in 1899?
Where was Heart of Darkness first published in 1899?
Blackwood's Magazine
Which monarch's rule in the Belgian Congo was particularly harsh during the 'scramble for Africa'?
Which monarch's rule in the Belgian Congo was particularly harsh during the 'scramble for Africa'?
King Leopold I
Conrad's work resides in the transition between which two literary movements?
Conrad's work resides in the transition between which two literary movements?
Victorianism and Modernism
What narrative technique does Heart of Darkness use with an unnamed narrator recounting Marlow's story?
What narrative technique does Heart of Darkness use with an unnamed narrator recounting Marlow's story?
Framed narrative
What does the 'whited sepulchre' symbolise in the novel?
What does the 'whited sepulchre' symbolise in the novel?
Facade concealing corruption
What does Marlow's journey deeper into the Congo symbolically represent?
What does Marlow's journey deeper into the Congo symbolically represent?
Descent into human psyche's darker aspects
How is the language in Heart of Darkness characterised?
How is the language in Heart of Darkness characterised?
Deliberately ambiguous
What are Kurtz's final words in the novel?
What are Kurtz's final words in the novel?
'The horror! The horror!'
After Polish and French, what was Conrad's third language?
After Polish and French, what was Conrad's third language?
English