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Robinson Crusoe Quiz 1

By Jessica Montalvo · Last reviewed June 24, 2000

1 Robinson Crusoe can best be described as

wanderlust

stationary

contented

sedate
2 The narrator grows up in

Yarmouth, England

Hull, England

London, England

None of the above
3 What is the best reason why Crusoe's father objects to a sea voyage?

He fears Robinson will become ill

He went on a voyage himself, and didn't like it

He believes Robinson will come back to the life he had in the first place

It's too dangerous
4 Crusoe's intended profession is in

medicine

law

art

business
5 The first ship that Crusoe boards is headed to

The Caribbean

Brazil

London

Portugal
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?

On the island

During the storm on the voyage to London

In Brazil

When he finally returns to England
8 How is Robinson put into slavery?

He refuses to give up his money

His ship is attacked by pirates

He is tricked

He volunteers in order to have a home
9 Crusoe escapes from the Moors

by going into hiding

during a routine fishing trip

by bribing the guards

by shooting his master
10 The relationship between Xury and Crusoe can best be described as

both friendship and master-servant

friendship

master-servant

neither A nor B
11 The Portguese captain demands what in exchange for Crusoe's passage?

Crusoe's boat

Xury

Money

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

a friend of the Portuguese captain

no one but himself

a stranger who offers him shelter

a relative
13 The money in Brazil is made through

mining

trade

gambling

plantations
14 We might define the sea as a symbol of

chaos

misfortune

tranquility

both misfortune and 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

gold

furs

grains

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

Guinea

New Spain

Lisbon

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

Inquisitiveness

Indecisiveness

Stupidity

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

both an eye in retrospect and hindsight

hindsight

an eye toward the future

an eye in retrospect
20 Crusoe is shipwrecked in the region of

Europe

the Caribbean

Brazil

the Canary Islands
21 Robinson believes his fate is in the hands of

himself

chance

the savages on the isle

Providence
22 Crusoe's survival on the island best illustrates which statement?

A simple life is best

Money is the key to happiness

Losing track of time makes it pass faster

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

linen

animal skins

leaves

cotton
24 Crusoe's chief sources of meat are

goats

neither A nor B

tortoise eggs

both tortoise eggs and goats
25 One of the biggest cooking accomplishments is learning to bake

cupcakes

corn bread

scones

biscuits

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