Answer
-32
Work Step by Step
$(-2)^5$
$=(-2)\times(-2)\times(-2)\times(-2)\times(-2)$
$=4\times(-2)\times(-2)\times(-2)$
$=-8\times(-2)\times(-2)$
$=16\times(-2)$
$=-32$
When there are an odd number of negative factors the product is negative.