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Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad
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Where was Joseph Conrad born?
Polish Ukraine
Siberia
Belgian Congo
Germany
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In his youth, where did Conrad dream of traveling someday?
Australia
Asia
Africa
The Americas
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Heart of Darkness suggests that ___ inevitably corrupts.
Greed
Power
Laziness
Politics
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Heart of Darkness was one of the first novels to provide a critical view of ______?
African culture
Military life
International travel
European imperialism
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Which are almost never present in Conrad's novels?
Heroes
Villains
Women
Victims
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