Robinson Crusoe Quizzes

Robinson Crusoe Quiz 1

1 Robinson Crusoe can best be described as
sedate

wanderlust

stationary

contented
2 The narrator grows up in
London, England

Hull, England

Yarmouth, England

None of the above
3 What is the best reason why Crusoe's father objects to a sea voyage?
He believes Robinson will come back to the life he had in the first place

He fears Robinson will become ill

It's too dangerous

He went on a voyage himself, and didn't like it
4 Crusoe's intended profession is in
law

art

business

medicine
5 The first ship that Crusoe boards is headed to
Portugal

The Caribbean

London

Brazil
6 Why does Crusoe's friend become angry with him?
He blames him for the misfortune on the ship

He is angry with his own situation

He is upset that Crusoe left his parents under such desperate circumstances

None of the above
7 What is the first time that Robinson recognizes the wisdom of his father's advice?
In Brazil

When he finally returns to England

On the island

During the storm on the voyage to London
8 How is Robinson put into slavery?
He volunteers in order to have a home

His ship is attacked by pirates

He refuses to give up his money

He is tricked
9 Crusoe escapes from the Moors
during a routine fishing trip

by going into hiding

by shooting his master

by bribing the guards
10 The relationship between Xury and Crusoe can best be described as
neither A nor B

master-servant

both friendship and master-servant

friendship
11 The Portguese captain demands what in exchange for Crusoe's passage?
Xury

Crusoe's boat

Money

both Crusoe's boat and Xury
12 Once in Brazil, Robinson lives with
a relative

no one but himself

a friend of the Portuguese captain

a stranger who offers him shelter
13 The money in Brazil is made through
mining

trade

gambling

plantations
14 We might define the sea as a symbol of
both misfortune and chaos

tranquility

misfortune

chaos
15 Because he constantly seeks out the voyages that cause him unhappiness, Crusoe can be seen as
a chicken with its head cut off

an early bird who catches the worm

a glutton for punishment

none of the above
16 Robinson is approached by businessmen who want to start a trading post for
grains

furs

gold

slaves
17 The location of the trading post is to be in
Lisbon

London

New Spain

Guinea
18 Crusoe takes the offer of master of the trading post even though he is wealthy; this is an instance of
Indecisiveness

Inquisitiveness

Avarice

Stupidity
19 Several times Robinson states that he was "born to be his own destroyer;" he is therefore speaking with
hindsight

an eye in retrospect

both an eye in retrospect and hindsight

an eye toward the future
20 Crusoe is shipwrecked in the region of
the Canary Islands

Brazil

the Caribbean

Europe
21 Robinson believes his fate is in the hands of
the savages on the isle

Providence

himself

chance
22 Crusoe's survival on the island best illustrates which statement?
Losing track of time makes it pass faster

Money is the key to happiness

A simple life is best

None of the above
23 When Robinson's clothes wither, he makes new ones out of
animal skins

linen

cotton

leaves
24 Crusoe's chief sources of meat are
tortoise eggs

neither A nor B

both tortoise eggs and goats

goats
25 One of the biggest cooking accomplishments is learning to bake
corn bread

cupcakes

biscuits

scones

What is the explanation of this quotation "and I must confess, my religious thankfulness

What chapter are you referring to?

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Discuss Robinson Crusoe as a travelogue.

There are so many settings around the world in this story.Robinson Crusoe adventutres extend to Africa, Brazil, China, and Siberia, plus he gets deserted on an island. All these places are vividly described in the story.

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What is the plot of robinson crusoe?

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Robinson Crusoe

by Daniel Defoe

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