第六章 The Scottish Borders and Walter Scott:(1)to apprehend the relationship between Walter Scott and the place – the Scottish Borders(2)to understand Walter Scott’s fixation about history and chivalry(3)to identify the difference and connection between the romanticized history in literature and the actual history (4)to recognize Walter Scott’s contribution to both novel, poetry and ballad collection(5)to be aware of how a writer such as Scott can shape the cultural image of a place6.1Abbotsford:This lecture introduces the biographical facts of Walter Scott and the features of the house Abbotsford he built in the Scottish Borders.
6.2Waverley:This lecture guides students to understand the plot and theme of the novel Waverley and its historical and cultural importance.
6.3Ballad Collection in the Scottish Borders:This lecture gives accounts of Walter Scott’s poetic career and his contribution as well as controversy in ballad collection.
[多选题]Which of the following titles belong to Walter Scott?
The Wizard of the North
The Wizard of Oz
The Heaven-taught Ploughman
The Inventor of Scottish History
答案:The Wizard of the NorthThe Inventor of Scottish History
[判断题]Walter Scott decorated his house with the entrance doorway to the Old Talbooth Prison in Edinburgh.

[单选题]How many times did Walter Scott meet Robert Burns?
2
4
1
3[判断题]The name of Walter Scott’s castle comes from the route leading to the Melrose Abbey, an abbey important in Scottish history.

[多选题]The aftermath of the Jacobite’s defeat on Culloden Moor includes:
the decline of the Gaelic language
the dying of the clan system
the restriction of foreign travel
the taboo on wearing tartan[判断题]In Waverley, the character Fergus MacIvor was a highland chieftain loyal to the Jacobite leader “Bonnie Prince Charles”.

[判断题]Edward Waverley believed that the Jacobite cause would succeed.

[单选题]Which of the following British monarchs was the first to visit Scotland wearing a tartan kilt after the Battle of Culloden ?
Edward I
George IV
Queen Victoria
George III[多选题]Walter Scott received help from ( ) to collect ballads.
Robert Burns
Bishop Percy
all of above
James Hogg[判断题]Walter Scott was against ballad singers or collectors leaving their own stamps on the ballads.

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