Disgrace Quizzes

Disgrace Quiz 1

1 Where was J.M. Coetzee born?
South Africa

Holland

England

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

apartheid South Africa

imperialist South Africa

post-apartheid South Africa
3 What ethnicity best describes the Coetzee family?
British

South African

Afrikaneer

African
4 In what major city does David Lurie live?
Cape Town

Nairobi

Pretoria

Johannesburg
5 How long are Lurie's sessions with Soraya?
one hundred and twenty minutes

sixty minutes

ninety minutes

overnight
6 Where does Lurie teach Communications?
Cape Technical University

Cape Town University College

Cape Town University

University of Cape Town
7 What was the name of the escort service Lurie used?
Discreet Escorts

Rylands' Route

Desirable Escorts

Windsor Manor
8 Which of the following is not a topic of a book Lurie has written?
Mephistopholes

Richard of St. Victor

Byron

Wordsworth
9 On what day of the week did Lurie usually see Soraya?
Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Thursday
10 Melanie Isaacs is enrolled in which of Lurie's courses?
Communications 101

Communications 202

Wordsworth

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

Alice Walker

Toni Morrison

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

his mother

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 finish his fourth book

To her apartment

To the office in order to find Melanie's address and telephone number

To her house in order to introduce himself to her parents
14 Why does Lurie think "No more than a child! What am I doing?"
He does not think he should be depending on his daughter for shelter.

He is second-guessing his decision to sleep with a student.

He is shunning his lust for Desiree Isaacs.

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

Romeo and Juliet

Byron

Wordsworth
16 What play is Melanie acting in?
A Raisin in the Sun

Sunset on the Globe Salon

Sunrise Morning

Johannesburg Sunset
17 What is the name of Melanie's cousin?
Soraya

Lucy

Paulette

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

all of the above

none of the above
19 To whom is Lurie talking to when he says, "That's enough! It's time for you to leave!"
Dr. Rassool

Melanie's boyfriend

Melanie

Mr. Isaacs
20 Does Melanie take her exam?
No.

Yes, one week after it was administered.

Yes, on the day it was administered.

Yes, but she fails and must retake it.
21 Where does Mr. Isaacs live?
George

Cape Town

Johannesberg

Eastern Cape
22 Who is the chair of Lurie's department?
Aram Hakim

Farodia Rassool

David Lurie

Elaine Winter
23 What paper is Lurie's sexual harassment scandal published in?
Cape Town Times

Argus

Johannesburg Times

Herald
24 During Rape Awareness Week, what words are written on a pamphlet slipped under Lurie's door ?
GO HOME PERVERT

JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED

YOUR DAYS ARE OVER, CASSANOVA

YOU ARE NOT WELCOME HERE
25 During the investigation, how many students show up to his Baudelaire class?
five

three

one

two

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by J. M. Coetzee

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