The play is set in the Highlands and focusses on a period of how many years?
115 years in the area’s history, from 1600 to 1715
30 years in the area’s history, from 1540 to 1570
230 years in the area’s history, from 1746 to 1973
When did the most significant Jacobite risings take place?
1689, 1714, and 1745
1914, 1918, and 1945
1801, 1805, and 1865
What was banned by the Act of Proscription in 1747?
Working on a Sunday and singing folk ballads
Writing in Scots and flying the saltire
Speaking Gaelic and wearing tartan
Those who owned Highland estates realised that it would be far more profitable to do what?
Turn arable tenanted land into grazing areas for sheep
Turn barren land into housing for the wealthy elite
Turn arable tenanted land into stables for horses
Which of the following couples have become notorious for their involvement in the Highland Clearances?
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
The Count and Countess of Glasgow
The Duke and Countess of Sutherland
What was ironic about Lord Selkirk’s attempts to re-settle Highlanders in his new Scottish colony in Canada?
By doing so, he drove more native people from their land.
The Highlanders preferred Canada
The weather was better in the Highlands
What was the common misconception surrounding Highlanders in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century?
That they were barbarous, and uncivilised
That they were extremely civilised and forward-thinking
That they were just the same as everyone else
What aided the development of the Highland tourist industry during the Victorian period?
The improvement of transport networks and the endorsement of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
The creation of more towns and cities in the north
An increase in the number of hotels being set up
When were the first licences granted for oil exploration in the North Sea?
1945
1964
1923
Why was the discovery of oil in the North Sea of such importance?
Previously, Britain had to import its oil and gas at huge costs
The Highland people had been looking for another industry to get involved with for years
Oil drilling would have a positive impact on the environment