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Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe
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What was Daniel Defoe's original last name?
Danielson
Foe
Defow
Foxworthy
2
of 5
What was Daniel Defoe's father's profession?
Baker
Merchant marine
Wax merchant
Presbyterian deacon
3
of 5
Why was Defoe forbidden to attend Cambridge or Oxford?
He was Presbyterian
He was foreign born
His parents couldn't pay
Lower class lineage
4
of 5
How much debt had Defoe accrued by 1692?
3700 pounds
5000 pounds
12,500 pounds
17,000 pounds
5
of 5
What was the official diagnosis of Defoe's death?
Consumption
Ill humors
Cholera
Lethargy
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