1、Burns Night is traditionally celebrated on？
A、January 25th
B、January 24th
C、January 23rd
D、January 22nd
2、Robert Burns’s parents were buried in the graveyard of the same old kirk featured in his poem “Tam O’Shanter”.
3、Tam in “Tam O’Shanter” witness ( ) at a stormy night.
A、a debate between God and Satan
B、a fight happened at the market
C、witches and warlocks partying with the devil
D、a murder that happened in the graveyard
4、Scots refers to English spoken in the Scottish accent.
5、The development of the Scots language has been influence by ( ）
A、the Romance languages
B、the Germanic languages
C、the Scandinavian languages
D、the Cyrillic languages
6、“A wee bairn” in Scots means ( ) in English:
A、a small dog
B、a small child
C、a big dog
D、a big child
7、Because “Tam O’Shanter” was written for a historical record of Scottish castles and churches, the story of it was factual.
8、The 18th century Ayrshire was dominated by ( ).
A、Catholicism
B、Protestantism
C、the Orthodox Church
D、none of above
9、Robert Burns’s education include ( )
A、his father’s teaching him to read from The Bible
B、folksongs and tales from his mother and nanny
C、school and a private tutor
D、the University of Edinburgh
