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Quiz about Quotes from Alan Patons Cry the Beloved Country

Quotes from Alan Paton's 'Cry, the Beloved Country Quiz

Some quotes from Alan Paton's 'Cry, the Beloved Country.' I give you the quote, you tell me who said it.

A multiple-choice quiz by SuperRo. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
SuperRo

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
67,918

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
215

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. 'Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arriving.' Hint

Theophilus Msimangu

Mrs. Lithebe

Stephen Kumalo

Father Vincent

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'I am moved by something that is not my own, that moves me to do what is right, at whatever cost it may be.' Hint

Mrs. Lithebe

James Jarvis

Theophilus Msimangu

Arthur Jarvis

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret.' Hint

Stephen Kumalo

Arthur Jarvis

Theophilus Msimangu

James Jarvis

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Question 4 of 10

4. '...I have lived my life in destruction.' Hint

Absalom Kumalo

James Jarvis

Theophilus Msimangu

Stephen Kumalo

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'It was the white man who took us away from the land to go to work. And we were ignorant also.' Hint

John Kumalo

Napoleon Letsisi

Dubula

The chief

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'I have seen a man who was in darkness till you found him. If that is what you do, I give it willingly.' Hint

Theophilus Msimangu

Mrs. Lithebe

Stephen Kumalo

James Jarvis

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'That shall be my desire, that is the desire that will be upon me.' Hint

Gertrude

Absalom's girl

Absalom Kumalo

Mrs. Lithebe

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'You save souls, but I save souls also. You see people come into this world and you see them go out. And so do I.' Hint

Father Vincent

the young man from the reformatory

Msimangu

Dubula

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'I have had an experience here in Johannesburg. It is not like Ndotsheni. One must live here to understand it.'

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 10 of 10

10. 'They give us too little. They give us almost nothing.'

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arriving.'

Answer: Father Vincent

Father Vincent is trying to comfort Stephen Kumalo.

2. 'I am moved by something that is not my own, that moves me to do what is right, at whatever cost it may be.'

Answer: Arthur Jarvis

From 'Private Essay on the Evolution of a South African,' which is a fictional essay from the novel, written by the slain Arthur Jarvis. Jarvis was a strong advocate of native rights, which makes his death at the hands of random native violence even more tragic.

3. 'Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret.'

Answer: Stephen Kumalo

He has had a revelation after all that has happened to him, and this is his revelation.

4. '...I have lived my life in destruction.'

Answer: Stephen Kumalo

Stephen is mourning over the mess his son has made of his life and of the lives of the Jarvises.

5. 'It was the white man who took us away from the land to go to work. And we were ignorant also.'

Answer: Napoleon Letsisi

Letsisi holds a strong grudge against the white man, but also against his own people for being too ignorant to effectively resist the takeover of their country by the European whites.

6. 'I have seen a man who was in darkness till you found him. If that is what you do, I give it willingly.'

Answer: James Jarvis

It is not clear whether he is referring to himself or not.

7. 'That shall be my desire, that is the desire that will be upon me.'

Answer: Absalom's girl

All the girl wants is a family to love her, and she finds her heart's desire with Kumalo and his wife.

8. 'You save souls, but I save souls also. You see people come into this world and you see them go out. And so do I.'

Answer: the young man from the reformatory

He is talking to Stephen.

9. 'I have had an experience here in Johannesburg. It is not like Ndotsheni. One must live here to understand it.'

Answer: John Kumalo

John is trying to justify himself to his brother and Msimangu, and not doing a very good job of it.

10. 'They give us too little. They give us almost nothing.'

Answer: Theophilus Msimangu

He is talking about the whites.

Source: Author SuperRo

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