This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > Robinson Crusoe > Robinson Crusoe – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Robinson Crusoe Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who was the first person Robinson met on the island? A) Another shipwreck survivor. B) A native named Friday. C) A group of cannibals. D) A pirate captain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A group of cannibals. 2. In which city was Robinson born? A) In Bremen. B) In London. C) In York. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In York. 3. What was the Robinson's father's nationality? A) English. B) French. C) German. D) Scottish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) German. 4. He had been alone ..... A) In the garden. B) On the beach. C) In the jungle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the beach. 5. What is the meaning of the verb ARREST? A) To be a witness of a crime. B) To steal something. C) To play with fire. D) To take him someone to the police station. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To take him someone to the police station. 6. What advice and words did your father give you before going out to sea? A) Not to act like a child. B) That he should not be precipitated into the miseries of which nature. C) That would help him as much as he could to live happily. D) That as a father he had fulfilled his duty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That he should not be precipitated into the miseries of which nature. 7. Robinson is on his way to ..... when his ship sinks. A) London. B) Yarmouth. C) Hull. D) Morocco. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) London. 8. Why did Robinson Crusoe build his fence or wall? A) Because he is afraid of being attacked by somebody. B) Because he wants to do something. C) Because he is afraid of goats. D) Because he is afraid of wild creatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because he is afraid of being attacked by somebody. 9. Why did Robinson and Friday decide to leave the island? A) They were rescued by a passing ship. B) They built a seaworthy boat. C) They no longer felt threatened on the island. D) Friday wanted to return to his native land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They built a seaworthy boat. 10. How many years Robinson stayed away? A) 10 years. B) 22 years. C) 28 years. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 28 years. 11. I, Robinson Crusoe did not sleep a wink. What does the idiom mean. A) Slept deeply. B) Did not sleep at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did not sleep at all. 12. What was the name of Crusoe's dog? A) You suck. B) Bodri. C) Trigger. D) Csibes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Csibes. 13. He saved the ears of this corn when they were ripe, which was about the end of ..... A) September. B) December. C) June. D) July. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) June. 14. How long did the storm last for? A) Eight days. B) 8 hours. C) Two days. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eight days. 15. Why was Robinson frightened? A) He saw a snake. B) He saw a footprint. C) He saw a wild creature. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He saw a footprint. 16. At sea, Crusoe makes a bargain with God that: A) If God spares his life, he'll be good. B) If God allows him to get rich, Crusoe would share his wealth with the poor. C) He will return home to visit his parents from time to. D) He'll not drink with the other sailors in exchange for good fortune. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If God spares his life, he'll be good. 17. What does James tell Robinson A) They would leave in three days. B) The captain is happy to hire him. C) To be there early the next morning or the ship would leave without him. D) The captain said no. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be there early the next morning or the ship would leave without him. 18. What did Robinson call the island? A) Fun island. B) Island of Despair. C) Island of desolation. D) Apparition Island. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Island of Despair. 19. Robinson didn't find any useful items between the shipwrecks. A) True. B) False. C) Not given. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. What happened to Robinson's parents during his time on the island? A) They came to the island to live with him. B) They were killed by cannibals. C) They moved to a different country. D) They had more children. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were killed by cannibals. 21. What is the name of the Spaniard that Robinson and Viernes rescues? A) Mr. Pablo. B) Mr. Pedro. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr. Pedro. 22. Which of the following characteristics corresponds to the novel literary genre? A) Many characters intervene. B) It is subjective and descriptive. C) It tends to produce only one effect on the reader. D) It is narrative and brief. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Many characters intervene. 23. Which of the following words means 'idea produced in mind' A) Occupation. B) Imagination. C) Realise. D) Company. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagination. 24. How do you say a goat A) A goat. B) A goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A goat. 25. What type of narrative space does the following text develop? "If God wanted to save my life on this trip" A) Religious. B) Social. C) Political. D) Psychological. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Religious. 26. The pirate captain kept Crusoe as his ..... A) Captain. B) Friend. C) Slave. D) Jake the Peg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slave. 27. How many years did Crusoe spend on the island? A) 16. B) 28. C) 10. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 28. 28. The connectors "A few weeks later" "One day" "In less than a year" "Certain day" "Suddenly" "Meanwhile", etc. What characteristic do they provide to the narrative? A) Be chronological. B) Objective and successive. C) Tangible but uncertain in the narrative thread. D) Have a narrative thread focused on the flask back. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be chronological. 29. What is the name of the dog that Robinson domesticated? A) Mak. B) Rosie. C) Kiki. D) Aynsley. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aynsley. 30. Finally Robinson Crusoe went to the sea again A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 31. Where did Robinson finally settle down and get married? A) Brazil. B) Guinea. C) Hull. D) London. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Guinea. 32. How did he feel when he found these footprints? A) He was bored. B) He was terrified. C) He was angry. D) He was shy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was terrified. 33. What is the meaning of the word meridian? A) Having a very eager approach to an activity. B) A circle of constant longitude passing through a given place on the earth's surface and the terrestrial poles. C) A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining. D) Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A circle of constant longitude passing through a given place on the earth's surface and the terrestrial poles. 34. Donald Trump is not a good ..... A) Situation. B) Journey. C) Businessman. D) Prepared. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Businessman. 35. What is Robinson's suffering and subsequent prosperity thanks to his perseverance a symbol of? A) The corruption of society. B) Of expulsion from paradise. C) Of the operation of politics. D) The relationship between God and man. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of expulsion from paradise. 36. How many years did Robinson spent on the deserted island A) 20. B) 26. C) 25. D) 28. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 28. 37. Where did Robinson Crusoe and Friday sail to? A) England. B) Africa. C) Brazil. D) Solomon Islands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brazil. 38. What does RC say about God? A) He asks God questions. B) He believes God. C) He believes God know what he is doing. D) All are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are true. 39. What is RCs solution to his corn problem? A) He builds a fence around it and leaves it. B) He sprays the corn with poison. C) He builds a fence around it with a gate, and his dog guards it at night. D) He builds a fence around it with a gate, and his dog guards it during the day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He builds a fence around it with a gate, and his dog guards it at night. 40. Cove means ..... A) Meadow. B) A small sheltered bay. C) River. D) Raft. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A small sheltered bay. 41. The first night on the island, Robinson sleeps ..... A) In a hotel. B) On the shore. C) In a cave. D) On a tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On a tree. 42. What is meaning of Voyage? A) The middle of. B) Journey. C) Harmful. D) Strong wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Journey. 43. What is the meaning of the word 'merciless'? A) Bad-tempered and sulky. B) Showing no mercy or pity. C) Having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm. D) Turned into stone; extremely frightened. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Showing no mercy or pity. 44. What was the name of the dog that Robinson Crusoe found on the island? A) Rover. B) Buddy. C) Rex. D) Spot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rover. 45. Who was the author of Robinson Crusoe? A) Daniel Defoe. B) Robinson Defoe. C) Daniel British. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Daniel Defoe. 46. What was Robinson's initial career choice that caused a conflict with his father's wishes? A) Farmer. B) Sailor. C) Lawyer. D) Pirate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sailor. 47. Robinson wanted ..... and an exciting life. A) A good job. B) Marriage. C) Love. D) Adventure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adventure. 48. Who mentions filthy rat in the movie? A) Judy. B) The pirate. C) Crusoe. D) Paquita. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The pirate. 49. What is the meaning of the word vengeance? A) Punishment inflicted; retribution for an injury or wrong. B) Worry about the future; a fear something unpleasant is going to happen. C) Cease to flourish; fall into decay or decline. D) To make a guess on something based on how it seems and not on proof. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Punishment inflicted; retribution for an injury or wrong. 50. What gave Robinson Crusoe the idea of breeding some tame creature? A) A furniture. B) The weather. C) A goat. D) The cave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A goat. 51. What is left of a ship A) Wreck. B) Plank. C) Timber. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wreck. 52. Meaning of Confused is ..... A) Astonished. B) Perplexed. C) Confident. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perplexed. 53. Robinson couldn't sleep because A) There was an animal outside his cave. B) He thought savages had come from the mainland. C) His bed was uncomfortable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He thought savages had come from the mainland. 54. What happens to Robinson with the raft he makes? A) Who escapes with her. B) That can't move it to the sea. C) That sinks. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That can't move it to the sea. 55. Who and in what person is the story told? A) Daniel Defoe narrates in the second person. B) Robinson Crusoe narrates in the first person. C) Daniel Defoe narrates in the third person. D) Daniel Defoe narrates in the first person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robinson Crusoe narrates in the first person. 56. Where was Robinson Crusoe born? A) Germany. B) France. C) England. D) Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) England. 57. Why did Robinson remember his father's advice when he was at sea? A) Because it allowed him to bravely assume the capsizing of the boat. B) Because there began to be a storm at sea, making him reflect on his disobedience. C) Because his brother perished at sea on a voyage to America. D) Because his death was eminent and he had disobeyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because there began to be a storm at sea, making him reflect on his disobedience. 58. What did Robinson do, when he reached Brazil? A) Worked as a merchant. B) Started farming sugar cane. C) Joined another ship and traveled to another place. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Started farming sugar cane. 59. How old was he when he decided to leave home? A) 13. B) 15. C) 19. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 19. 60. What did Robinson promise God when the storm broke out at sea? A) That I would always continue at sea. B) That I would make an offering to him. C) That he would return home and never set foot on a ship again. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That he would return home and never set foot on a ship again. 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