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ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Arthur Conan Doyle born?

a)

Switzerland

b)

Sweden

c)

Scotland

2.

Arthur Conan Doyle was born into a wealthy family.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

3.

Arthur Conan Doyle's imagination was influenced by .....

a)

his university professor's ability of observation

b)

his mother's vivid stories

c)

his father's logical thinking

4.

........... inspired him to write about Sherlock Holmes.

a)

The vivid stories told by Doyle's mother

b)

Doyle's university professor

c)

Doyle's active and adventurous life

5.

Doyle's stories about Sherlock Holmes were the first detective stories in the world.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

NOT GIVEN

6.

What did Doyle do on a whaling ship for the Arctic Circle?

a)

He worked as a doctor.

b)

He worked as a detective.

c)

He worked as a journalist.

d)

He worked as a whaler.

7.

When did Doyle's writing career begin?

a)

during the First World War

b)

after he graduated from university

c)

while he was at university

d)

while he worked as a volunteer in South Africa

8.

The Lost World and his novels and stories about Sherlock Holmes were made into movies.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

NOT GIVEN

9.

Doyle died in ..........

a)

1923

b)

1934

c)

1930

10.

A statue of Conan Doyle was built in his hometown after his death.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE