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Sir Walter Scott (poet) - Exam
Contributed by: Mortimer
  • 1. When did Sir Walter Scott die?
A) September 21, 1832
B) November 30, 1811
C) April 23, 1850
D) March 16, 1799
  • 2. Where was Sir Walter Scott buried?
A) Westminster Abbey
B) Dryburgh Abbey
C) St. Paul's Cathedral
D) Canterbury Cathedral
  • 3. In which country was Sir Walter Scott born?
A) Scotland
B) Ireland
C) England
D) Wales
  • 4. Which university awarded Sir Walter Scott an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in 1820?
A) Cambridge University
B) Harvard University
C) Oxford University
D) Yale University
  • 5. In which year was Sir Walter Scott made a Baronet?
A) 1805
B) 1820
C) 1835
D) 1840
  • 6. What was the title of Sir Walter Scott's first major success as a poet?
A) The Lay of the Last Minstrel
B) The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border
C) Marmion
D) The Lady of the Lake
  • 7. Sir Walter Scott is credited with popularizing which genre of literature?
A) Romantic poetry
B) Mystery
C) Historical fiction
D) Science fiction
  • 8. Which of the following novels by Sir Walter Scott is set in the Scottish Highlands?
A) Ivanhoe
B) Kenilworth
C) The Heart of Mid-Lothian
D) Rob Roy
  • 9. What illness affected Sir Walter Scott in his later years?
A) Apoplexy
B) Smallpox
C) Cholera
D) Malaria
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