ROBINSON CRUSOE

Question 1

In Robin Crusoe the victim (Friday) shows his gratitude for saving his life by ….

Answer 1

kneeling down every ten or twelve steps in token of acknowledgement

Question 2

One of the writers of Enlightenment you have learnt is…

Answer 2

Daniel Defoe

Question 3

Daniel Defoe is considered as one of …

Answer 3

The founders of English novel/ the earliest practitioners of the novel helping popularize the genre in Britain and even one of the founders of English novel

Question 4

The novel Robinson Crusoe is regarded as…

Answer 4

One of the first novels in English

Question 5

*Robinson Crusoe is a novel of isolation because…

Answer 5

it is about a sea-man who get stranded (mắc kẹt) on a deserted island for 28 years

Question 6

Robinson Crusoe was written by…in…during the cultural movement of…

Answer 6

Daniel Defoe - 1719 - Enlightenment

Question 7

Robinson Crusoe embodies the spirit of the age of enlightenment through…

Answer 7

The character of Robinson Crusoe who is adventurous, enterprising and reason-controlled

Question 8

One of the symbols of Robinson Crusoe is Crusoe’s Bower, which symbolizes…

Answer 8

The changes in Robinson’s attitude towards his life on the desert island

Question 9

Robinson Crusoe stayed on the deserted island for…

Answer 9

28 years, 2 months and 17 days

Question 10

*Self-awareness in Robinson Crusoe refers to the fact that…

Answer 10

Robinson is always conscious of himself and his situation. For example, he keeps a journal of his daily activities, he grows rice, corn…

Question 11

Crusoe suffers a storm at sea near Yarmouth, foreshadowing…

Answer 11

His shipwreck years later

Question 12

Robinson’s first… trip is financially successful, so he plans another, leaving his early profits in the care of a friendly…

Answer 12

Trading- widow

Question 13

In Robinson Crusoe, Crusoe gets married after he…and before he…

Answer 13

Donates a portion to the widow and his sister

- revisits his island and Brazil

Question 14

“I set my gun at the foot of my ladder”. The literary technique of the underlined is… because…

Answer 14

Metaphor- the writer compares the function of the foot of a human with the function of the bottom part of the ladder without using “like” or ”as”

Question 15

The literary technique used in “ he stood trembling, as if he had been taken prisoner” is … because…

Answer 15

Simile- the writer compares the victim “ stood trembling” with the fact that he had been taken prisoner using “ as if ”

Question 16

The literary technique used in “ i lay still in my castle”, “ i made nothing of it”

Answer 16

“castle” ( the specific) referring to “home” (the general) is a case of synecdoche

Question 17

*The Ambivalence of Mastery in Robinson Crusoe refers to…

Answer 17

Robinson’ mastery over all the hardships which is positive, over his fellows which is negative ( not sure)

Question 18

*Analyze the Ambivalence(sự mâu thuẫn) of Mastery in Robinson Crusoe

Answer 18

the conflict in Robinson’s mind as to contacting human beings

Question 19

Robinson Crusoe established himself as a plantation owner in Brazil during his… trading voyage.

Answer 19

Second

Question 20

In Robinson Crusoe, the victim (Friday) shows his gratitude for saving his life by…

Answer 20

Swearing to be Robinson’s slave forever

Question 21

In Robinson Crusoe, Friday is killed when …

Answer 21

Some savages( kẻ man rợ, hoang dã ) attack the ship on the way to Brazil

Question 22

In Getting a human companion, the pursuers are … and the pursued is…

Answer 22

Cannibals- Friday

Question 23

In Getting a human companion, the first thing Robinson does when he gets to the beach to rescue the victim is …

Answer 23

Saying “hello” to the victim to attract his attention

Question 24

The … Robinson finds on the beach one day is the symbol of…

Answer 24

Footprint- the conflict in Robinson’s mind as to contacting human beings

Question 25

Robinson Crusoe called a fictional autobiology because….

Answer 25

it is not the adventure of Daniel Defoe

Question 26

One of the symbols of Robinson Crusoe is Bower, which symbolizes the………..

Answer 26

changes in Robinson’s attitude towards his life on the island