Robinson Crusoe Study Guide

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