Sorley MacLean
  • 1. What is Sorley MacLean known for?
A) Poetry
B) Painting
C) Sculpture
D) Music
  • 2. In which country was Sorley MacLean born?
A) Scotland
B) England
C) Ireland
D) Wales
  • 3. What language did Sorley MacLean primarily write his poetry in?
A) Scottish Gaelic
B) English
C) French
D) Irish Gaelic
  • 4. Which award did Sorley MacLean receive in 1992 for his contributions to literature?
A) Nobel Prize in Literature
B) Pulitzer Prize
C) Man Booker Prize
D) Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry
  • 5. In which year was Sorley MacLean's most famous collection of poetry, 'Dàin do Eimhir,' published?
A) 2001
B) 1985
C) 1943
D) 1967
  • 6. What was Sorley MacLean's profession outside of writing?
A) Farmer
B) Teacher
C) Mechanic
D) Doctor
  • 7. Which university did Sorley MacLean attend?
A) University of Oxford
B) Cambridge University
C) University of St. Andrews
D) University of Edinburgh
  • 8. What was the subject of many of Sorley MacLean's poems?
A) Space Travel
B) Desert Landscapes
C) Underwater World
D) Scottish Highlands
  • 9. Which of the following is a famous poem by Sorley MacLean?
A) Hallaig
B) Ode to Joy
C) Daffodils
D) The Raven
  • 10. Which island in Scotland was Sorley MacLean a native of?
A) Raasay
B) Skye
C) Islay
D) Mull
  • 11. What was the first language Sorley MacLean learned as a child?
A) French
B) Gaelic
C) German
D) English
  • 12. What year did Sorley MacLean pass away?
A) 1980
B) 1996
C) 2005
D) 2012
  • 13. Which war did Sorley MacLean serve in?
A) Vietnam War
B) World War II
C) Korean War
D) World War I
  • 14. What publication did Sorley MacLean co-edit between 1942-1945 with others to promote Gaelic literature?
A) Gairm
B) Island Blood
C) The Cuillin
D) Storm on the Island
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