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