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Literature in early modern Scotland
  • 1. Who is considered the most famous early modern Scottish poet?
A) Robert Burns
B) Alexander Montgomerie
C) Sir Walter Scott
D) James Hogg
  • 2. What was the common language of early modern Scottish literature?
A) Gaelic
B) Latin
C) Scots
D) English
  • 3. What is the title of the famous early modern Scottish play written by John Home?
A) Macbeth
B) Hamlet
C) Douglas
D) Dr. Faustus
  • 4. Which poet is known for the collection of poetry 'The Kingis Quair'?
A) Robert Fergusson
B) Mary, Queen of Scots
C) James I of Scotland
D) Allan Ramsay
  • 5. What is the oldest surviving Scots poem, dating from the early 14th century?
A) Christ's Kirk on the Green
B) The Cherry and the Slae
C) Tam o' Shanter
D) The Brus
  • 6. Who wrote the acclaimed work 'The Fair Maid of Perth'?
A) Sir Walter Scott
B) R. D. Blackmore
C) Tobias Smollett
D) James Hogg
  • 7. Which poet is credited with the famous work 'Ane Pleasant Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis'?
A) Sir David Lyndsay
B) James VI
C) Alexander Montgomerie
D) William Dunbar
  • 8. What is the title of the novel by James Hogg that centers around a found manuscript?
A) Rob Roy
B) The Heart of Midlothian
C) The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
D) Ivanhoe
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