Quiz (Robinson Crusoe)

1. In what century is Robinson Crusoe set? (A) Sixteenth (B) Nineteenth (C) Eighteenth (D) Seventeenth

2. Which of the following describes Robinson Crusoe’s place in his family? (A) Oldest son (B) Middle son (C) Youngest son (D) Only son

3. Crusoe’s father wished his son to go into which profession? (A) Law (B) Medicine (C) Business (D) Farming

4. When did Robinson Crusoe leave home for the first time? (A) in 1641 (B) in 1645 (C) in 1651 (D) in 1656

5. Where did Crusoe serve as a slave? (A) North Africa (B) Sub-Saharan Africa (C) Spain (D) Brazil

6. How did Crusoe impress the natives on the African coast? (A) Showing them his watch (B) Killing a leopard (C) Giving them rum (D) Sailing the boat in circles

7. What does the name Xury refer to? (A) The African port where Crusoe is enslaved (B) The Brazilian town where Crusoe settles (C) The name of Friday’s father (D) The name of a slave boy

8. Who were Robinson and Xury saved by? (A) Robinson’s father (B) Spanish sailors (C) Portuguese sailors (D) Xury’s relatives

9. In what country did Crusoe settle after that? (A) Mexico (B) Egypt (C) India (D) Brazil

10. What plantations did Crusoe own there? (A) Of pineapples (B) Of rice (C) Of bananas (D) Of tobacco

11. What does the name Sallee refer to? (A) Crusoe’s first ship (B) A North African territory (C) The river bordering Crusoe’s plantation (D) A weapon used by the cannibals

12. Why did Robinson Crusoe leave Brazil on September 1, 1659? (A) To study agriculture in Africa (B) To bring slaves for plantations (C) To escape imprisonment (D) To visit his family in Britain

13. When Crusoe departed on his second trading voyage, with whom did he leave some of his money? (A) A widow friend (B) His father (C) His sister (D) A London merchant

14. Where did Robinson Crusoe spend his first night on the uninhabited island after the shipwreck? (A) on a tree (B) in a cave (C) On the ship (D) On the beach

15. Crusoe was frightened in a cave when he saw whose eyes? (A) A goat’s (B) A cannibal’s (C) The Spaniard’s (D) The captain’s

16. How did Crusoe first grow grain on the island? (A) Friday gave him seeds (B) He threw seeds by accident when he discarded cornhusks (C) He salvaged seeds from the Spanish wreck (D) He transplanted grain from another area of the island

17. What livestock made up Robinson’s meat supply on the island? (A) Rabbits (B) Wildfowl (C) Goats (D) Cows

18. The cross that Crusoe erected on the island served as what? (A) A religious icon (B) A scarecrow (C) A calendar (D) A sign for passing ships

19. What did Crusoe do after drinking a rum and tobacco mixture? (A) Expressed his love to Friday (B) Paddled his canoe into a dangerous current (C) Accidentally set his hut on fire (D) Experienced a religious illumination

20. Which type of fruit did Crusoe learn how to dry? (A) Bananas (B) Grapes (C) Pineapples (D) Apples.

21. What does the name Poll refer to? (A) A widow (B) A pet bird (C) A servant girl (D) A ship

22. Why did Crusoe’s first attempt at making a canoe fail? (A) The wood was rotten (B) The canoe was too fragile (C) The canoe was too heavy (D) Termites ate through the bottom

23. Two years after discovering the footprint, with what did Crusoe find the shore strewn? (A) Clothing (B) The remains of a ship (C) Human body parts (D) Goat carcasses

24. Crusoe named his servant Friday in honor of what? (A) Good Friday (B) The day on which the native’s life was saved (C) The last workday before the weekend (D) The day on which Crusoe’s life was saved

25. Why was Friday excited when he saw the cannibals’ captive in the boat? (A) The captive was Friday’s father (B) The captive was Friday’s hated enemy (C) The captive was Friday’s brother (D) The captive was Friday’s fiancée

26. What does the name Benamuckee refer to? (A) Friday’s father (B) Friday’s cannibal feast (C) Friday’s tribe (D) Friday’s god

27. Of what nationality were the mutineers on the ship that arrived? (A) Spanish (B) Brazilian (C) Moorish (D) English

28. After returning to England, what did Crusoe find out about his family? (A) They were dead except for two sisters (B) They were dead except for one brother (C) They were not overjoyed to see him alive (D) They had moved away from England years earlier

29. Why didn’t Crusoe take his wife back to the island with him? (A) She was pregnant (B) He realized he did not love her like he loved Friday (C) She died (D) She was too prone to seasickness

30. How long did Robinson Crusoe stay on the island? (A) 5 years (B) 18 years (C) 28 years (D) 31 years

 

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