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