- 1. What book established Bruce Chatwin as a major travel writer?
A) The Songlines
B) In Patagonia
C) On the Black Hill
D) What Am I Doing Here
- 2. Where was Bruce Chatwin born?
A) Sydney, Australia
B) Chicago, USA
C) Paris, France
D) Sheffield, England
- 3. In which country did Chatwin spend a significant amount of time among the Aborigines?
A) India
B) Russia
C) Brazil
D) Australia
- 4. What is the title of Bruce Chatwin's novel that fictionalizes the lives of his great-grandmother and her travails in Patagonia?
A) The Magus
B) The Damned Utd
C) The Viceroy of Ouidah
D) On the Black Hill
- 5. Chatwin began his career as a reporter for which major British newspaper?
A) The Sunday Times
B) The Guardian
C) The Independent
D) Daily Mail
- 6. What mode of transportation does Chatwin write about in 'In Patagonia'?
A) Hovercraft
B) Hot air balloon
C) Horseback
D) Rocket ship
- 7. Chatwin's writing style is often described as:
A) Clinical
B) Lyrical
C) Technical
D) Satirical
- 8. What year did Bruce Chatwin pass away?
A) 2001
B) 1976
C) 1995
D) 1989
- 9. Which country's history was the inspiration for Chatwin's novel 'On the Black Hill'?
A) Thailand
B) Wales
C) Botswana
D) Turkey
- 10. Chatwin often used a type of notebook made by which company?
A) Field Notes
B) Moleskine
C) Leuchtturm1917
D) Rhodia
- 11. Which of Chatwin's works discusses the real-life story of Francisco Manoel da Silva?
A) The Viceroy of Ouidah
B) Homage to Catalonia
C) Labyrinth of Reflections
D) The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
- 12. What is the title of Chatwin's posthumous collection of travels and essays?
A) One Hundred Years of Solitude
B) Midnight's Children
C) Under the Volcano
D) What Am I Doing Here
- 13. 'The Viceroy of Ouidah' is set in which West African country?
A) Sierra Leone
B) Ghana
C) Benin
D) Cameroon
- 14. What is the name of Chatwin's biographer who published 'Under the Sun' in 1999?
A) Margaret Atwood
B) Nicholas Shakespeare
C) Terry Pratchett
D) J.K. Rowling
- 15. What is the full name of the author known as Bruce Chatwin?
A) Craig Bruce Chatwin
B) Christopher Bruce Chatwin
C) Cameron Bruce Chatwin
D) Charles Bruce Chatwin
- 16. In which year was Bruce Chatwin born?
A) 1935
B) 1950
C) 1940
D) 1945
- 17. What nationality was Bruce Chatwin?
A) British
B) French
C) Australian
D) American
- 18. In what year was Bruce Chatwin's book 'The Songlines' published?
A) 1995
B) 2000
C) 1987
D) 1975
- 19. In which country did Bruce Chatwin spend time studying the Wadaabe tribe for 'The Nomadic Alternative'?
A) Kenya
B) Mali
C) Morocco
D) Niger
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