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1. Which of the following is NOT written by Walter Scott ?
(A) Ivanhoe
(B) Lady of the Lake
(C) Heart of Midlothian
(D) The English Mail Coach
Ans: (D)
In The Heart of Midlotliian, Walter Scott deals with real political and personal details, but notable among his characters is the depiction of ………….
(A) Queen Anne
(B) Queen Victoria
(C) Queen Caroline
(D) Queen Elizabeth
Ans: (C)
2. Scott is known for the creation of mad, irrational witch-like women characters. From the following list pick the odd one out :
(A) Madge Wildfive
(B) Meg Murdockson
(C) Euphemia Deans
(D) Meg Merrilees
Ans: (C)
3. Which two writers can be described as writing historical novels?
I. Sir Walter Scott
II. Charlotte Bronte
III. Maria Edgeworth
IV. Jane Austen
The right combination according to the code is
(A) I and II
(B) II and III
(C) I and III
(D) III and IV
Ans: (C)
4. The correct chronological order of the following poets is :
(A) Byron, Shelley, Keats, Walter Scott
(B) Shelley, Walter Scott, Keats, Byron
(C) Keats, Byron, Walter Scott, Shelley
(D) Walter Scott, Byron, Shelley, Keats
Ans: (D)
5. Who among the following English artists illustrated the novels of Dickens and Scott?
(A) Richard Hogarth
(B) Joshua Reynolds
(C) George Cruishank
(D) John Tennial
Ans: (C)
6. Which of the following works did Walter Scott compile?
(A) The Lay of the Last Minstrel
(B) Marmion
(C) Ivanhoe
(D) The Minstrelsy of Scottish Border
Ans: (D)
7. Which Walter Scott novel is set in France in the fifteenth century ?
(A) Redgauntlet
(B) Ivanhoe
(C) The Antiquarry
(D) Quentin Durward
Ans: (D)
