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