Question

Read the following excerpt and answer the question that follows.

Abridged from Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe

I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family, though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of Bremen, who settled first at Hull. He got a good estate by merchandise, and leaving off his trade, lived afterwards at York, from whence he had married my mother, whose relations were named Robinson, a very good family in that country, and from whom I was called Robinson Kreutznaer; but, by the usual corruption of words in England, we are now called-nay we call ourselves and write our name - Crusoe; and so my companions always called me.

What does the historical context of the writing demonstrate or tell you?

In that time, it was important to know where a person's family was from.
In that time, it was important to lie about the true spelling of your name.
In that time, it was important to avoid using a woman's family name.
In that time, it was important to write novels about genealogy and history.

Answer 1

In that time, it was important to know where a person's family was from.

Step-by-step explanation:

The historical context of the writing demonstrate that in that time, it was important to know where a person's family was from because the author gives a wide explanation about where he was born that he came from a good family and where his family came from, especially his dad that was a foreigner. This shows the importance it was given at that time to a person's family origins.

Answer 2

The answer is D. In that time, it was important to write novels about genealogy and history.

It gives readers a sense of the character's origin and also gives you why the characters behave that way. Family names and where they come from had always been important in history and even in society.