Joseph Conrad
Heart of Darkness
Key Words
Grammatics
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Who did Joseph Conrad work as for nearly 20 years?

A sailor

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Who are the main characters of "Hearts of Darkness"?

Marlow and Kurtz

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A group of regions or nations controlled by one powerful country or ruler

Empire

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She ___ to school every day.

goes

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Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

Neil Armstrong 

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What are other famous novels of Joseph Conrad?

Lord Jim and Nostromo

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When was "Heart of Darkness" published?

1899

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The use of objects, characters, or events to represent deeper meanings or ideas

Symbolism

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Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct in both tense and word order:

A) Never I have seen such a beautiful view.
B) I have never seen such a beautiful view.
C) I never have seen such beautiful a view.
D) Never have I saw such a beautiful view.

C

200

What's the capital of Australia?

Canberra

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What inspired Joseph Conrad to write his novel "Heart of Darkness"?

Congo journey

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Where does the story happen?

The Congo River

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A story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden moral, political, or philosophical message

 Allegory

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Complete the sentence with the correct question tag:


You’ve finished your homework, ___?


Haven't you?

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Who wrote the novel "the Idiot"

Fyodor Dostoevsky 

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Bonus

bonus

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How does author describe Kurtz?

a man consumed by greed and madness.

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Pretending to have good moral principles while acting in the opposite way

Hypocrisy

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Write with relative clauses:

The book was really interesing. I read it last week.

The book that I read last week was really interesting.

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What did word "Demos" mean in Ancient Greek?

People, population

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Who got influenced by Joseph Conrad's work and wrote a book "Things Fall Apart"?

Chinua Achebe

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What does author see as a symbol of journey and discovery, both physical and psychological 

A river

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A person’s inner sense of right and wrong that guides their actions

conscience

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Combine the sentences into a mixed conditional (past condition + present result):


I didn’t go to university.
I don’t have a good job now.


If I had gone to university, I would have a good job now

500

What was the name of the island they exiled Napoleon to after battle of Waterloo?

Saint-Helena