Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe MCQs Elective Core English BSc Hons

Question. Crusoe saves Friday on his :-
(a) 20th year on the island
(b) 23rd year on the island
(c) 25th year on the island
(d) 30th year on the island

Answer: C

Question. Crusoe was born in the year
(a) 1632
(b) 1633
(c) 1634
(d) 1635

Answer: A

Question. Crusoe was rescued by
(a) a pirate ship
(b) a Spanish ship
(c) a Turkish ship
(d) a Portuguese ship

Answer: D

Question. Crusoe is a man at peace with :-
(a) Himself
(b) Those around him
(c) Cannibals
(d) Nature

Answer: D

Question. Crusoe was born in
(a) Brazil
(b) City of York
(c) London
(d) New York

Answer: B

Question. Crusoe's father wanted him to be
(a) a soldier
(b) a businessman
(c) a lawyer
(d) a teacher

Answer: C

Question. What according to Crusoe pushed him on?
(a) his friends
(b) his parents
(c) his hobby
(d) his ill fate

Answer: D

Question. Robinson Crusoe’s parents wanted him to become :-
(a) A doctor
(b) A teacher
(c) A lawyer
(d) A sailor

Answer: C

Question. The first ship Robinson Crusoe boarded was going to
(a) Brazil
(b) London
(c) Guinea
(d) America

Answer: D

Question. Crusoe teaches Friday to eat:-
(a) Fruits
(b) Cooked food
(c) Animal flesh
(d) Sea food

Answer: C

Question. Den Wild Zee is a
(a) French phraseology
(b) Spanish phraseology
(c) Dutch phraseology
(d) English phraseology

Answer: C

Question. Crusoe is able to survive on the island for :-
(a) 25 years
(b) 28 years
(c) 30 years
(d) 32 years

Answer: B

Question. Crusoe made an oven out of
(a) clay
(b) wood
(c) stones
(d) iron

Answer: A

Question. Crusoe left the island after 28 years on
(a) June 11, 1687
(b) June 11, 1688
(c) December 19, 1686
(d) December 19, 1687

Answer: C

Question. The novel Robinson Crusoe is set in the :-
(a) 16th century
(b) 17th century
(c) 18th century
(d) 19th century

Answer: B

Question. The English mutineers who landed on Crusoe’s island are just as dangerous to him as :-
(a) Any wild animal
(b) Any shark
(c) Any native
(d) Any cannibal

Answer: D

Question. Crusoe’s father wanted him to be a
(a) Doctor
(b) Lawyer
(c) Sailor
(d) Teacher

Answer: D

Question. Robinson Crusoe serves as a slave for two years in
(a) Brazil
(b) Morocco
(c) America
(d) Spain

Answer: B

Question. Crusoe named the savage Friday to commemorate the day
(a) he saved the savage’s life
(b) he found footprints
(c) he landed on the island
(d) he left the island

Answer: A

Question. The cross that Crusoe erects on the island serves as a
(a) religious icon
(b) compass
(c) calendar
(d) scarecrow

Answer: C

Question. Crusoe’s father wishes his son to go into which profession?
(a) Law
(b) Medicine
(c) Business
(d) Farming

Answer: A

Question. How does Crusoe impress the natives on the African coast?
(a) Showing them his watch
(b) Killing a leopard
(c) Giving them run
(d) Sailing the boat in circles

Answer: D

Question. How many canoes did Friday see on the seashore?
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) Five
(d) Six

Answer: C

Question. What did Crusoe give to the widow?
(a) One hundred pounds
(b) Two hundred pounds
(c) Three hundred pounds
(d) Four hundred pounds

Answer: B

Question. In Europe Crusoe encounters ravenous wolves in which country?
(a) England
(b) Africa
(c) Spain
(d) Belgium

Answer: B

Question. Crusoe names the servant Friday in honour of what?
(a) Good Friday
(b) The day on which the native life was saved
(c) The last work day before the weekend
(d) The day on which Crusoe life was saved

Answer: C

Question. When Crusoe departs on his second voyage, with whom does he leave some of his money?
(a) A London merchant
(b) His sister
(c) A widow friend
(d) His father

Answer: B

Question. According to Crusoe’s father, peace of mind and prosperity attended upon a _______ in life
(a) upper station
(b) lower station
(c) middle station
(d) upper-middle station

Answer: C

Question. Without asking God’s blessing, nor of his father’s consent, Crusoe boarded a ship bound for London on
(a) September 1, 1651
(b) September 1, 1659
(c) September 30, 1651
(d) September 30, 1659

Answer: B

Question. In the first entry of his journal Crusoe called the island
(a) island of hope
(b) island of fear
(c) horrid island
(d) island of despair

Answer: B

Question. When Crusoe revisited the island he was pleased to see how the ________ established a successful colony with the English mutineers.
(a) Spaniards
(b) Portuguese captain
(c) Cannibals
(d) Caribbean natives

Answer: D

Question. Crusoe was kept as a slave by the Turkish Captain for
(a) a year
(b) two years
(c) four years
(d) five years

Answer: B

Question. How did Crusoe mark the one year anniversary of his shipwreck on the Island of Despair?
(a) He grew both barley and rice on the island
(b) He devised a method of making pots from clay
(c) He spent a day in prayer and fasting
(d) He built a boat and tried to get off the island

Answer: A

Question. What does Crusoe see on the island that fills him with fear?
(a) A terrible lion
(b) A dead shark
(c) Wild wolves
(d) A human footprint

Answer: D

Question. Robinson Crusoe celebrated his first anniversary in the island on
(a) September 30, 1661
(b) September 30, 1662
(c) September 30, 1660
(d) September 30,1663

Answer: A

Fill in the Blanks:

Question. Crusoe solves the disputes of the __________________
Answer: Spanish and English mutineers

Question. Crusoe calls the island on which he was stranded as _______
Answer: The island of Despair

Question. Crusoe finds comfort and companionship with ________
Answer: 2dogs, a parrot and cats

Question. Robinson Crusoe was set in the _____ century
Answer: 17th

Question. Crusoe’s story is more than just entertaining, it is ______________
Answer: Educational

Question. On his second journey to sea Crusoe’s ship was seized by _______
Answer: pirates

Question. The name Crusoe was distorted from ______
Answer: Kreutznaer

Question. Robinson Crusoe celebrated his first anniversary in the island on _______
Answer: September 30, 1660

Question. The Cross that Crusoe erects on the island serves as______
Answer: A calendar

Question. Robinson Crusoe was born in the year 1632, in the city of _______.
Answer: York

Question. After the ship wreck, Crusoe found three hats, one cap and _____ shoes
Answer: two

Question. Crusoe served as a slave for two years in ______
Answer: Morocco

Question. Crusoe was stranded on the island for _____ years.
Answer: 28

Question. Crusoe mocked money and said aloud, "O _____", 'What art thou good for?'
Answer: Drug

Question. Robinson Crusoe repeatedly refers to leaving home without his father’s permission as his _______.
Answer: original sin

Question. Crusoe erects a ______ on the island to serve as a calendar.
Answer: Cross

Question. Robinson Crusoe is the __________ son in his family.
Answer: Youngest

Question. Robinson Crusoe named his servant Friday to honor ____________.
Answer: the day he was rescued

Question. Crusoe was kept as a slave for ____ years.
Answer: two

Question. Robinson Crusoe is structured on the basis of a familiar Christian doctrine of sin,punishment and __________
Answer: repentance

Question. Crusoe impress the natives on the African coast by killing a_____
Answer: Leopard

Question. On his second voyage, Crusoe leaves some of his money to a ______
Answer: widow