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Reliving "Robinson Crusoe" Trivia Quiz

Welcome to my first quiz, all about the classic, "Robinson Crusoe," by Daniel Defoe. Have fun and good luck! Please rate it when you're done!

A multiple-choice quiz by MALibrarian. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
MALibrarian

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
243,786

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1055

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 182 (9/10), Guest 89 (5/10), Guest 95 (0/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who is the narrator of the book? Hint

Friday

Crusoe's son

Xury

Robinson himself

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Question 2 of 10

2. In what societal class were the Crusoe family? Hint

middle class

peasants

aristocrats

very wealthy, but not high class

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Question 3 of 10

3. Why didn't Robinson's father want him to go to sea? Hint

Both of Robinson's older brothers were killed or lost, and he did not want to lose a third son.

He wanted Robinson to become a writer.

His father knew he would become seasick.

He hoped Robinson would stay home and care for him and his wife.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who captured and enslaved Robinson off the coast of Africa? Hint

Moorish pirates

African tribesmen

cannibals

Scottish Jacobites

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Question 5 of 10

5. How did Crusoe mark the one-year anniversary of his shipwreck on the island? Hint

He spent the day in prayer, fasting, and asking God for forgiveness of his sins.

He built a boat and tried to get off the island.

He invited the neighboring cannibals to a feast in his honor.

He had no idea he had even been on the island for that long.

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Question 6 of 10

6. At one point in the story, Robinson begins to lose his crops to a certain wild animal. What is this animal? Hint

wild sheep

wild hares

wild penguins

wild wolves

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Question 7 of 10

7. What does Robinson see on the beach that fills him full of fear? Hint

a dead shark

wild penguins

the ripped up remains of his hut

a human footprint

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Question 8 of 10

8. What does Crusoe see in the distance that makes him think he has a chance for rescue? Hint

a boat full of cannibals

an abandoned canoe

an English ship

a Portuguese ship

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Question 9 of 10

9. How long did Robinson Crusoe spend on this island after his shipwreck? Hint

9 years

12 years

28 years

42 years

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Question 10 of 10

10. How did Crusoe spend the remainder of his days? Hint

He went on more adventures, including revisiting "his" island.

He joined a monastery.

He stayed home and wrote stories about cannibals.

He became a shipbuilder.

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Nov 11 2024 : Guest 182: 9/10
Nov 06 2024 : Guest 89: 5/10
Oct 06 2024 : Guest 95: 0/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the narrator of the book?

Answer: Robinson himself

"Robinson Crusoe" is narrated from the first-person point of view.

2. In what societal class were the Crusoe family?

Answer: middle class

The author, Daniel Defoe, on the other hand, was constantly running into financial problems, and eventually died, hiding from debt collectors.

3. Why didn't Robinson's father want him to go to sea?

Answer: Both of Robinson's older brothers were killed or lost, and he did not want to lose a third son.

The older brother was killed in a war, and the other simply disappeared and was never heard from again.

4. Who captured and enslaved Robinson off the coast of Africa?

Answer: Moorish pirates

This capture, enslavement, and eventual escape occurred prior to Crusoe's shipwreck on the island.

5. How did Crusoe mark the one-year anniversary of his shipwreck on the island?

Answer: He spent the day in prayer, fasting, and asking God for forgiveness of his sins.

"Robinson Crusoe" is a story of a man without much initial concern for God who discovers, through great adversity, his need for repentence from his personal willfulness, disobedience, and pride.

6. At one point in the story, Robinson begins to lose his crops to a certain wild animal. What is this animal?

Answer: wild hares

Although the hares were eating his crops, at one point in the story Robinson does get to see penguins. This is due to how far south the island is in the Pacific, off the coast of South America.

7. What does Robinson see on the beach that fills him full of fear?

Answer: a human footprint

When Crusoe sees that the footprint is not his own, he realizes that someone, possibly cannibals from a neighboring island, have started coming to his island home.

8. What does Crusoe see in the distance that makes him think he has a chance for rescue?

Answer: an English ship

Although Crusoe thinks this might be his chance for rescue, he also has a sense, an inner warning, that something is amiss about this ship.

9. How long did Robinson Crusoe spend on this island after his shipwreck?

Answer: 28 years

In all, Crusoe was away from England for a total of 35 years.

10. How did Crusoe spend the remainder of his days?

Answer: He went on more adventures, including revisiting "his" island.

Despite the shipwreck and many, many years on his island, Crusoe still had a desire to see the world, and even went back to see how things were on his old stomping grounds!

Source: Author MALibrarian

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