Quiz: How Well You Know About John Coetzee?

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John Coetzee is a famous South African novelist, essayist, linguist, translator and critic. Coetzee is one of the most distinguished and well-known English-language writers. He is known not only for their ability to produce compelling narratives but also for socio-political criticism. He was born in the Union of Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa, his father, Zacharias Koetzie, an occasional lawyer and public servant, and his mother, Vera Koetzie, a school teacher. He did his primary education at Catholic School, and later studied mathematics and English at the University of Cape Town, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors in English in the 1980s and focused on Samuel Beckett's novel on dissertation after his graduation, then he began teaching literature at the State University of Buffalo, New York, and then was appointed as a lecturer in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Cape Town. After that, he became a successful novelist by publishing his first novel. So let's start this quiz and know about a Successful Novelist John Coetzee.

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1. When was John Coetzee born?

A. 9 February 1945

B. 14 February 1940

C. 19 February 1960

D. 9 February 1940

2. What was the name of his first novel?

A. Disgrace

B. Dusklands

C. Age of Iron

D. Slow man

3. In which year Duskland Novel published?

A. 18 April 1974

B. 18 April 1975

C. 08 April 1970

D. 08 April 1974

4. In which year did he win Nobel Prize in Literature?

A. 2000

B. 2005

C. 2007

D. 2003

5. When was his Age Of Iron Novel published?

A. 1990

B. 1999

C. 2000

D. 2002

6. How many times did he win the Man Booker prize?

A. One

B. Five

C. Two

D. Four

7. For which Novel did he win Booker prize for the first time?

A. Waiting for the Barbarians

B. Life & Times of Michael K

C. The Childhood of Jesus

D. Diary Of A Bad Year

8. When was he awarded by The Irish Times International Fiction Prize?

A. 1995

B. 1999

C. 1990

D. 2000

9. In which year his "Diary Of A Bad Year " Novel published?

A. 3 September 1990

B. 3 September 2005

C. 3 September 2007

D. 3 September 2000

10. How many times did he win South Africa's CNA Prize?

A. Five times

B. Two times

C. Six times

D. Three times

11. In which year did he win the Jerusalem Prize for the Freedom of the Individual in the Society?

A. 1986

B. 1980

C. 1987

D. 1990

 

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