A Burnt-Out Case Quizzes

A Burnt-Out Case Quiz 1

1 When was A Burnt-Out Case first published?
1960

1940

1930

1950
2 Where does the action of A Burnt-Out Case take place?
Zaire

Kenya

French Congo

The Ivory Coast
3 "I feel discomfort, therefore I am," parodies what famous philosopher?
Descartes

Bacon

Locke

Hume
4 When we first meet him, Querry is identified by what name?
Jacques

None

Querry

Thibaud
5 Querry arrives at the leproserie on _________.
the Bishop's boat.

the mail boat.

foot.

the Seminary Ferry.
6 What is quatre cent vingt et un?
Querry's age

the year

81

a dice game
7 Which of the following is NOT a traditional Catholic prayer?
Ave Maria

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

Act of Contrition

Pater Noster
8 Identify the speaker: "Nothing. I want nothing."
Doctor Colin

The Superior

Querry

Deo Gratias
9 What does "Deo Gratias" mean?
"Thanks be to God"

"Blessing to God"

"God the Christ"

"The grace of God."
10 Even after it has been cured, leprosy remains
communicable.

painful.

helpful.

a psychological problem.
11 M. Rycker used to be
a journalist.

a seminary student.

a politician.

a priest.
12 What is the largest city in the novel?
Johannesburg

Fondelac

Nairobi

Luc
13 A cheroot is a
kind of drink.

kind of pipe.

kind of cigar.

kind of root.
14 What is Rycker afraid of?
Querry

publicity

lepers

whisky
15 What is a leprophil?
a cured leper

a machine used in treating leprosy

someone who finds leprosy attractive

a pill given to lepers
16 What is D.D.S.?
the cure for leprosy

the local police

the religious Order that the priests belong to

an infection resulting from leprosy
17 A burnt-out case
is schizophrenic.

is unhinged to the point of mania.

is physically exhausted.

has lost all interest in life.
18 Why does Querry stay at the leproserie?
because it is the last stop

because he wants to be near the ocean

because he wants to help the lepers

because he likes priests
19 Who is Querry's best friend in the novel?
Marie

Doctor Querry

Rycker

Father Thomas
20 At first, what won't Querry tell Doctor Colin?
his vocation

his age

his name

his nationality
21 Which of the following is NOT a member of the Order?
Father Jean

Brother Philippe

Father Joseph

Father Matthew
22 Querry offers to
design a chapel for the Order.

design a dormitory for the lepers.

pick up a piece of medical equipment in Luc.

drive Deo Gratias to Luc.
23 What are colons?
gangsters

small colonies

ant hills

European colonists
24 Where does Querry find Doctor Colin's temperature machine?
at the cargo department of Otraco

at Rycker's factory

at the Eurpoean controller's office

at a church in Luc
25 Where does Querry meet Rycker?
in line for supplies

at his house

at the Luc airport

at the leproserie

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not religion per se, but certainly against organized religion and all of its strictures. Querry, who disdains religion throughout burnt out case, is probably the most christian acting of all the characters.

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