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Robinson Crusoe Study Guide

by Daniel Defoe

Robinson Crusoe Quiz 1

1. Robinson Crusoe can best be described as

  • sedate
  • contented
  • wanderlust
  • stationary

2. The narrator grows up in

  • Yarmouth, England
  • London, England
  • Hull, England
  • None of the above

3. What is the best reason why Crusoe's father objects to a sea voyage?

  • It's too dangerous
  • He went on a voyage himself, and didn't like it
  • He fears Robinson will become ill
  • He believes Robinson will come back to the life he had in the first place

4. Crusoe's intended profession is in

  • law
  • art
  • medicine
  • business

5. The first ship that Crusoe boards is headed to

  • Brazil
  • London
  • Portugal
  • The Caribbean

6. Why does Crusoe's friend become angry with him?

  • He is upset that Crusoe left his parents under such desperate circumstances
  • He is angry with his own situation
  • He blames him for the misfortune on the ship
  • None of the above

7. What is the first time that Robinson recognizes the wisdom of his father's advice?

  • When he finally returns to England
  • In Brazil
  • On the island
  • During the storm on the voyage to London

8. How is Robinson put into slavery?

  • He refuses to give up his money
  • His ship is attacked by pirates
  • He volunteers in order to have a home
  • He is tricked

9. Crusoe escapes from the Moors

  • during a routine fishing trip
  • by going into hiding
  • by bribing the guards
  • by shooting his master

10. The relationship between Xury and Crusoe can best be described as

  • neither A nor B
  • friendship
  • master-servant
  • both friendship and master-servant

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