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Sir Walter Scott (poet)
  • 1. When did Sir Walter Scott die?
A) April 23, 1850
B) March 16, 1799
C) November 30, 1811
D) September 21, 1832
  • 2. Where was Sir Walter Scott buried?
A) Dryburgh Abbey
B) Westminster Abbey
C) St. Paul's Cathedral
D) Canterbury Cathedral
  • 3. In which country was Sir Walter Scott born?
A) Ireland
B) Wales
C) England
D) Scotland
  • 4. Which university awarded Sir Walter Scott an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in 1820?
A) Yale University
B) Harvard University
C) Oxford University
D) Cambridge University
  • 5. In which year was Sir Walter Scott made a Baronet?
A) 1835
B) 1820
C) 1805
D) 1840
  • 6. What was the title of Sir Walter Scott's first major success as a poet?
A) The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border
B) The Lady of the Lake
C) The Lay of the Last Minstrel
D) Marmion
  • 7. Sir Walter Scott is credited with popularizing which genre of literature?
A) Romantic poetry
B) Science fiction
C) Mystery
D) Historical fiction
  • 8. Which of the following novels by Sir Walter Scott is set in the Scottish Highlands?
A) Ivanhoe
B) Kenilworth
C) Rob Roy
D) The Heart of Mid-Lothian
  • 9. What illness affected Sir Walter Scott in his later years?
A) Malaria
B) Cholera
C) Apoplexy
D) Smallpox
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