The Augustan Age

A novel is a short story based on the life of real characters and events.

• True

• False

The philosophy of the Augustan Age aimed at pointing out the fantastic rather than reality.

• True

• False

Puritanism and Methodism stressed the importance of hard work and activity

• True

• False

The increase in the readership during the Augustan Age was favoured by the increased wealth among the middle classes

• True

• False

The novels of the Augustan Age typically revolved around aristocratic characters.

• True

• False

Several women started writing popular novels during that period.

• True

• False

Robinson Crusoe is…

• comic novel.

• a realistic novel

• an epistolary novel.

What type of narrator tells the story?

• An omniscient third-person narrator.

• A non-omniscient first-person narrator.

• A non-omniscient third-person narrator

The style of the narrative is…

• simple and straightforward.

• ornate and elegant.

• witty and satirical.

Which of the following statements is true about the protagonist?

• Most of the details about him refer to feelings and thoughts.

• He reflects the typical upper-class mentality.

• He can be seen as an allegory of merchant capitalism.