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Literature in early modern Scotland
  • 1. Who is considered the most famous early modern Scottish poet?
A) Sir Walter Scott
B) James Hogg
C) Alexander Montgomerie
D) Robert Burns
  • 2. What was the common language of early modern Scottish literature?
A) Gaelic
B) Scots
C) English
D) Latin
  • 3. What is the title of the famous early modern Scottish play written by John Home?
A) Macbeth
B) Dr. Faustus
C) Douglas
D) Hamlet
  • 4. Which poet is known for the collection of poetry 'The Kingis Quair'?
A) James I of Scotland
B) Allan Ramsay
C) Robert Fergusson
D) Mary, Queen of Scots
  • 5. What is the oldest surviving Scots poem, dating from the early 14th century?
A) Christ's Kirk on the Green
B) The Cherry and the Slae
C) The Brus
D) Tam o' Shanter
  • 6. Who wrote the acclaimed work 'The Fair Maid of Perth'?
A) Tobias Smollett
B) James Hogg
C) R. D. Blackmore
D) Sir Walter Scott
  • 7. Which poet is credited with the famous work 'Ane Pleasant Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis'?
A) James VI
B) Sir David Lyndsay
C) Alexander Montgomerie
D) William Dunbar
  • 8. What is the title of the novel by James Hogg that centers around a found manuscript?
A) Rob Roy
B) The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
C) The Heart of Midlothian
D) Ivanhoe
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