Walter Scott – Previous Year UGC-NET English
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
2. In The Heart of Midlothian, 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
3. Scott is known for the creation of mad, irrational witch-like women characters. From the following list pick the odd one out:
- (A)Madge Wildfire
- (B)Meg Murdockson
- (C)Euphemia Deans
- (D)Meg Merrilees
4. 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
5. 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
6. Who among the following English artists illustrated the novels of Dickens and Scott?
- (A)Richard Hogarth
- (B)Joshua Reynolds
- (C)George Cruikshank
- (D)John Tenniel
7. 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
8. Which Walter Scott novel is set in France in the fifteenth century?
- (A)Redgauntlet
- (B)Ivanhoe
- (C)The Antiquary
- (D)Quentin Durward
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