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