Which Scottish poet wrote The Bruce about the Battle of Bannockburn?
- Geoffrey Chaucer
- John Barbour✓
- John Milton
- Robert Burns
Answer: B — John Barbour
In Scotland, many people continued to speak Gaelic and the Scots language also developed. A number of poets began to write in the Scots language. One example is John Barbour, who wrote The Bruce about the Battle of Bannockburn.
About this question
This is a free practice question from the The Middle Ages topic in the History of the UK chapter. War, plague, parliament in its earliest form and the growth of English as a written language. Questions here often connect a well-known event to its century.
The real Life in the UK Test has 24 multiple-choice questions and a 45-minute time limit, and you need 18 correct to pass. Practising a topic at a time is the quickest way to find the areas that still need work.