- 1. What book established Bruce Chatwin as a major travel writer?
A) The Songlines
B) In Patagonia
C) What Am I Doing Here
D) On the Black Hill
- 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) Brazil
B) Australia
C) India
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 Damned Utd
B) The Viceroy of Ouidah
C) On the Black Hill
D) The Magus
- 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) Lyrical
B) Satirical
C) Technical
D) Clinical
- 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) Turkey
B) Wales
C) Botswana
D) Thailand
- 10. Chatwin often used a type of notebook made by which company?
A) Moleskine
B) Leuchtturm1917
C) Field Notes
D) Rhodia
- 11. Which of Chatwin's works discusses the real-life story of Francisco Manoel da Silva?
A) Labyrinth of Reflections
B) Homage to Catalonia
C) The Viceroy of Ouidah
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) What Am I Doing Here
C) Under the Volcano
D) Midnight's Children
- 13. 'The Viceroy of Ouidah' is set in which West African country?
A) Sierra Leone
B) Ghana
C) Cameroon
D) Benin
- 14. What is the name of Chatwin's biographer who published 'Under the Sun' in 1999?
A) Terry Pratchett
B) J.K. Rowling
C) Margaret Atwood
D) Nicholas Shakespeare
- 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) 1935
B) 1940
C) 1945
D) 1950
- 17. What nationality was Bruce Chatwin?
A) French
B) British
C) American
D) Australian
- 18. In what year was Bruce Chatwin's book 'The Songlines' published?
A) 1975
B) 1987
C) 1995
D) 2000
- 19. In which country did Bruce Chatwin spend time studying the Wadaabe tribe for 'The Nomadic Alternative'?
A) Kenya
B) Niger
C) Mali
D) Morocco
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