«The Comforters», «Robinson» «Memento
Mori» « The Takeover».
A)False
B)Hardly ever
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C)True
D)Impossible
16. Choose the incorrect statement.
A)Rowling was working as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty
International when she conceived the idea for the
Harry Potter
series on a
delayed train from Manchester to London in 1990.
B)Spark began writing seriously after the war, under her married name,
beginning with poetry and literary criticism.
C)Ian Banks was a signatory to the Declaration of Calton Hill, which calls for
Scottish independence.
D)Ian Rankin is best known by his several pieces of literary criticism.
17. Choose the correct letter.
Who received Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the City Chambers in
Edinburgh from the Lord Provost?
A)J.K. Rowling
B)Ian Rankin
C)Ian Banks
D)Dame Muriel Spark
18. Choose the correct letter.
Who preferred firmly to reject Catholicism and Christianity in general to
become an outspoken agnostic?
A)Conan Doyle
B)Robert Burns
C)Dame Muriel Spark
D)Ian Banks
19. Description of which book is given here. He has never played sport
while flying on a broomstick. He`s never worn a cloak of invisibility,
befriended a giant, or helped hatch a dragon. This boy is known for his
miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their
abominable son, Dudley. Write down the answer.
20. Choose the correct letter.
Which of the authors survived a childhood bout of polio that would leave him
in his right leg for the rest of his life?
A)Walter Scott
B)Conan Doyle
C)Kenneth Grahame
D)Robert Burns
21. Choose the correct letter.
Whose both books («Reluctant Dragon» and «The Wind in the Willows»)
were later adapted into Disney films?
A)J. M. Barrie
B)Kenneth Grahame
C)John Buchan
D)R.M. Ballantyne
22. Match writers with their wide-spread works:
1. J. M. Barrie
a) «
The Thirty-Nine Steps
»
2. John Buchan
b) «
The Wind in the Willows
»
3. RM Ballantyne
c) «Peter Pan»
4. Kenneth Grahame
d)
«
The Coral Island
»
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23. Choose the correct letter.
Who was made a baronet by George V in 1913, and a member of the Order of
Merit in 1922?
A)Kenneth Grahame
B)J. M. Barrie
C)John Buchan
D)Ian Banks
24. Look at the pictures and find the appropriate names for each Scottish
writers given below:
1. 2.
3. 4.
A) Ian Banks
B) John Buchan
C) Kenneth Grahame
D) J. M. Barrie
25. Choose the correct letter.
After a brief legal career Buchan simultaneously began both his writing career
and his political and diplomatic career, serving as a private secretary to the
colonial administrator of various colonies in Southern Africa.
A)False
B)True
C)Impossible
D)Hardly ever
26. Choose the correct letter.
Whose books became best-selling book series in history?
A)J.K. Rowling
B)Kenneth Grahame
C)J. M. Barrie
D)Ian Banks
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27. Choose the correct letter.
Who is the author of such famous works as «The Body Snatcher», «The
master of Ballantrae», «Wier of Hermiston»?
A)Ian Banks
B)Ian Rankin
C)Robert Louis Stevenson
D)Walter Scott
28. Match the dates of birth with the Scottish authors:
1.Kenneth Grahame
a) 1875- 1940
2. J. M. Barrie
b) 1860-1937
3. John Buchan
c)1859-1932
4. Ian Rankin
d) 1960
29. Choose the incorrect statement.
A) Kenneth Grahame was a Scottish writer, most famous for «
The Wind in the
Willows»
(1908), one of the classics of children's literature.
B) James Hogg is best known today for his novel «
The Private Memoirs and
Confessions of a Justified Sinner».
C) Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish author and
dramatist, best remembered today as the creator of «
The Coral Island»
.
D) John Buchan wrote propaganda for the British war effort in the First
World War.
30. Analyse the statement and choose the correct letter.
Who prefers to write only in English, with rare use of a dialect in dialogues
and only when it’s necessary to the story?
A)Dame Muriel Spark
B)Ian Rankin
C)Kenneth Grahame
D)Robert Burns
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