- 1. What book established Bruce Chatwin as a major travel writer?
A) In Patagonia
B) What Am I Doing Here
C) On the Black Hill
D) The Songlines
- 2. Where was Bruce Chatwin born?
A) Paris, France
B) Chicago, USA
C) Sydney, Australia
D) Sheffield, England
- 3. In which country did Chatwin spend a significant amount of time among the Aborigines?
A) Russia
B) Brazil
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 Viceroy of Ouidah
B) The Damned Utd
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 Independent
C) Daily Mail
D) The Guardian
- 6. What mode of transportation does Chatwin write about in 'In Patagonia'?
A) Hot air balloon
B) Hovercraft
C) Rocket ship
D) Horseback
- 7. Chatwin's writing style is often described as:
A) Satirical
B) Lyrical
C) Clinical
D) Technical
- 8. Chatwin often used a type of notebook made by which company?
A) Rhodia
B) Moleskine
C) Leuchtturm1917
D) Field Notes
- 9. What is the title of Chatwin's posthumous collection of travels and essays?
A) Under the Volcano
B) Midnight's Children
C) What Am I Doing Here
D) One Hundred Years of Solitude
- 10. What nationality was Bruce Chatwin?
A) British
B) Australian
C) American
D) French
- 11. Which of Chatwin's works discusses the real-life story of Francisco Manoel da Silva?
A) Labyrinth of Reflections
B) The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
C) Homage to Catalonia
D) The Viceroy of Ouidah
- 12. What is the full name of the author known as Bruce Chatwin?
A) Christopher Bruce Chatwin
B) Cameron Bruce Chatwin
C) Craig Bruce Chatwin
D) Charles Bruce Chatwin
- 13. In which country did Bruce Chatwin spend time studying the Wadaabe tribe for 'The Nomadic Alternative'?
A) Niger
B) Mali
C) Kenya
D) Morocco
- 14. In which year was Bruce Chatwin born?
A) 1940
B) 1950
C) 1945
D) 1935
- 15. What year did Bruce Chatwin pass away?
A) 1976
B) 1995
C) 1989
D) 2001
- 16. Which country's history was the inspiration for Chatwin's novel 'On the Black Hill'?
A) Thailand
B) Botswana
C) Turkey
D) Wales
- 17. 'The Viceroy of Ouidah' is set in which West African country?
A) Benin
B) Cameroon
C) Ghana
D) Sierra Leone
- 18. What is the name of Chatwin's biographer who published 'Under the Sun' in 1999?
A) Terry Pratchett
B) Margaret Atwood
C) J.K. Rowling
D) Nicholas Shakespeare
- 19. In what year was Bruce Chatwin's book 'The Songlines' published?
A) 2000
B) 1995
C) 1987
D) 1975
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