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Waiting for the Barbarians Quiz

John Maxwell Coetzee
This Study Guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Waiting for the Barbarians.

Waiting for the Barbarians Quiz

John Maxwell Coetzee
This Study Guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Waiting for the Barbarians.

Take our free Waiting for the Barbarians quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

The magistrate lives from ___________________, getting supplies from friends and from women he used to know well. (from Chapter 5)

2.

Even though the winter has passed, the wind blowing through the ice makes ___________ difficult for the men. (from Chapter III)

3.

The native girl, as she was tortured, turned into a creature who believes in ______________, only awaiting her end. (from Chapter 4)

4.

What do the men think is associated with bad luck, so they have to perform a purification ritual before continuing on? (from Chapter III)

5.

What is the magistrate unable to provide when the girl asks him why he wants her to be back with him? (from Chapter III)

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