- 1. What book established Bruce Chatwin as a major travel writer?
A) On the Black Hill
B) In Patagonia
C) The Songlines
D) What Am I Doing Here
- 2. Where was Bruce Chatwin born?
A) Paris, France
B) Chicago, USA
C) Sheffield, England
D) Sydney, Australia
- 3. In which country did Chatwin spend a significant amount of time among the Aborigines?
A) Brazil
B) Russia
C) India
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 Viceroy of Ouidah
C) The Damned Utd
D) On the Black Hill
- 5. Chatwin began his career as a reporter for which major British newspaper?
A) The Guardian
B) The Independent
C) Daily Mail
D) The Sunday Times
- 6. What mode of transportation does Chatwin write about in 'In Patagonia'?
A) Horseback
B) Hot air balloon
C) Rocket ship
D) Hovercraft
- 7. Chatwin's writing style is often described as:
A) Technical
B) Lyrical
C) Clinical
D) Satirical
- 8. What year did Bruce Chatwin pass away?
A) 1976
B) 1989
C) 2001
D) 1995
- 9. Which country's history was the inspiration for Chatwin's novel 'On the Black Hill'?
A) Botswana
B) Wales
C) Turkey
D) Thailand
- 10. Chatwin often used a type of notebook made by which company?
A) Field Notes
B) Rhodia
C) Leuchtturm1917
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) Labyrinth of Reflections
C) Homage to Catalonia
D) The Viceroy of Ouidah
- 12. What is the title of Chatwin's posthumous collection of travels and essays?
A) Midnight's Children
B) Under the Volcano
C) What Am I Doing Here
D) One Hundred Years of Solitude
- 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) Margaret Atwood
B) Terry Pratchett
C) J.K. Rowling
D) Nicholas Shakespeare
- 15. What is the full name of the author known as Bruce Chatwin?
A) Christopher Bruce Chatwin
B) Charles Bruce Chatwin
C) Craig Bruce Chatwin
D) Cameron Bruce Chatwin
- 16. In which year was Bruce Chatwin born?
A) 1940
B) 1935
C) 1950
D) 1945
- 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) Niger
B) Mali
C) Morocco
D) Kenya
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