III - Stave IV Quiz — Heart of Darkness

What are Kurtz's famous last words?

• "The darkness! The darkness!"
• "The horror! The horror!"
• "The shame! The shame!"
• "The end! The end!"

How does the manager's boy announce Kurtz's death?

• "Mr. Kurtz has passed away"
• "Mistah Kurtz—he dead"
• "The master is gone"
• "Kurtz is no more"

Why does Kurtz give Marlow a packet of papers?

• He wants Marlow to publish them
• He fears the manager will pry into his boxes
• He wants them delivered to his Intended
• He no longer values them

What does Marlow call the European city he returns to after leaving Africa?

• The infernal city
• The sepulchral city
• The ivory city
• The shadow city

According to the journalist who visits Marlow, what was Kurtz's greatest talent?

• His painting ability
• His musical genius
• His ability to speak and electrify audiences
• His skill as a writer

What does Marlow give the journalist?

• Kurtz's private letters
• The report on the Suppression of Savage Customs
• Kurtz's photograph
• Nothing at all

What expression does Marlow see on Kurtz's face in his final moments?

• Peaceful acceptance and serenity
• Sombre pride, ruthless power, craven terror, and hopeless despair
• Joyful relief and gratitude
• Complete blankness and emptiness

Why does Marlow consider Kurtz "a remarkable man"?

• Because of his commercial success in ivory trading
• Because he had something to say at the moment of death and said it
• Because he resisted the darkness within himself
• Because he was universally admired by the pilgrims

Did Marlow rush out with the pilgrims to see Kurtz's body after his death was announced?

Did the steamer break down during the return journey downriver?

What does "tenebrous" mean as used in: "this choice of nightmares forced upon me in the tenebrous land"?

• Fertile and lush
• Dark, shadowy, or obscure
• Vast and expansive
• Dangerous and hostile

What does "inexorable" mean in: "ebbing out of his heart into the sea of inexorable time"?

• Uncertain and unpredictable
• Impossible to stop or prevent
• Gentle and forgiving
• Circular and repetitive

What does "sepulchral" mean in Marlow's phrase "the sepulchral city"?

• Magnificent and grand
• Relating to a tomb; gloomy
• Sacred and holy
• Ancient and historic