Disgrace Quizzes

Disgrace Quiz 1

1 Where was J.M. Coetzee born?
Kenya

South Africa

Holland

England
2 What is the most likely historical context of the novel?
nationalist South Africa

apartheid South Africa

post-apartheid South Africa

imperialist South Africa
3 What ethnicity best describes the Coetzee family?
African

British

South African

Afrikaneer
4 In what major city does David Lurie live?
Pretoria

Nairobi

Cape Town

Johannesburg
5 How long are Lurie's sessions with Soraya?
overnight

ninety minutes

one hundred and twenty minutes

sixty minutes
6 Where does Lurie teach Communications?
Cape Technical University

University of Cape Town

Cape Town University College

Cape Town University
7 What was the name of the escort service Lurie used?
Windsor Manor

Rylands' Route

Discreet Escorts

Desirable Escorts
8 Which of the following is not a topic of a book Lurie has written?
Wordsworth

Richard of St. Victor

Byron

Mephistopholes
9 On what day of the week did Lurie usually see Soraya?
Saturday

Friday

Thursday

Sunday
10 Melanie Isaacs is enrolled in which of Lurie's courses?
Communications 202

Communications 101

Romantics

Wordsworth
11 Which of the following authors did Melanie not mention that she read?
Lorraine Hansberry

Toni Morrison

Alice Walker

Adrienne Rich
12 Who is in the photo Melanie Isaacs asked about when she is in Lurie's house?
his mother

his daughter

his second ex-wife

his first ex-wife
13 Where does Lurie go on the Sunday after he first meets Melanie?
To the office in order to find Melanie's address and telephone number

To the office in order to finish his fourth book

To her house in order to introduce himself to her parents

To her apartment
14 Why does Lurie think "No more than a child! What am I doing?"
He is second-guessing his decision to sleep with a student.

He is shunning his lust for Desiree Isaacs.

He does not think he should be depending on his daughter for shelter.

none of the above
15 Who does Lurie lecture on when Melanie first comes to class after they have slept together?
Byron

Don Juan

Romeo and Juliet

Wordsworth
16 What play is Melanie acting in?
Sunset on the Globe Salon

Johannesburg Sunset

A Raisin in the Sun

Sunrise Morning
17 What is the name of Melanie's cousin?
Paulette

Soraya

Lucy

Pauline
18 Why does Melanie arrive at Lurie's house?
to serve him with a sexual harassment suit

in order to have a place to stay for a while

none of the above

all of the above
19 To whom is Lurie talking to when he says, "That's enough! It's time for you to leave!"
Melanie

Melanie's boyfriend

Mr. Isaacs

Dr. Rassool
20 Does Melanie take her exam?
Yes, but she fails and must retake it.

Yes, on the day it was administered.

Yes, one week after it was administered.

No.
21 Where does Mr. Isaacs live?
George

Johannesberg

Eastern Cape

Cape Town
22 Who is the chair of Lurie's department?
Elaine Winter

David Lurie

Aram Hakim

Farodia Rassool
23 What paper is Lurie's sexual harassment scandal published in?
Johannesburg Times

Herald

Argus

Cape Town Times
24 During Rape Awareness Week, what words are written on a pamphlet slipped under Lurie's door ?
YOUR DAYS ARE OVER, CASSANOVA

YOU ARE NOT WELCOME HERE

JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED

GO HOME PERVERT
25 During the investigation, how many students show up to his Baudelaire class?
five

three

two

one

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Disgrace

by J. M. Coetzee

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