Daniel Defoe

Question 1

Year of birth Daniel dofoe

Answer 1

1660

Question 2

Into what family was Daniel Defoe born into

Answer 2

Dissenters ( a Protestant church which refused the authority of the Church of England )

Question 3

Where was he educated

Answer 3

Im Newington green in one of the best dissenting academies

Question 4

What did he study

Answer 4

Modern language , economics, geography , beside the traditional ones

Question 5

What career did his father want for him

Answer 5

A religious career

Question 6

What career did Daniel choose

Answer 6

He began working as an apprentice

Question 7

He suffered two bankruptcies which means did he face it

Answer 7

Legal and illicit

Question 8

As a journalist what was his famous achievement

Answer 8

The review

Question 9

When did he publish his famous novel Robinson Crusoe at 60 years

Answer 9

1719

Question 10

At what age did he die

Answer 10

1731

Question 11

Daniel is generally regarded as the father

Answer 11

Of English novel the representative of the social class that wanted to see their lives and ideals portrayed in literature

Question 12

How was his narrative technique

Answer 12

It was original and became the basis for the development of a realistic novel

Question 13

How are his novels

Answer 13

Fictional autobiography always pretending to be true stories through biological details and memories provided by the protagonist

Question 14

The novels are preceded

Answer 14

By a preface to which emphasises authenticity

Question 15

The structure of the novels is characterised by

Answer 15

By a series of episodes and adventures held together by the unifying presence of the single hero

Question 16

What is the lack of coherent plot due to

Answer 16

The fact that Defoe neither planned or revised his works

Question 17

What was his main aim as a writer

Answer 17

To produce a large and effective output not intended for a critical audience

Question 18

What kind of narrato did he use

Answer 18

The first person narration

Question 19

And what was the author’s point of view

Answer 19

It was the main character’s point of view

Question 20

How are the characters presented

Answer 20

From in the inside and through their actions rather from the outside

Question 21

How do the characters appear

Answer 21

In isolation either physically like Crusoe or socially like moll Flanders’ ( adventures of a woman who was born in Newington prison )