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Gulliver's Travels

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• 1 How tall are the Lilliputians? Human size 5 to 6 inches Giant About a foot tall
• 2 How tall are the Brobdingnags? About a foot tall Human size 5 to 6 inches Giant
• 3 What washes up on the shore of Lilliput? Gulliver's boat Gulliver's gunpowder pouch Gulliver's glasses Gulliver's hat
• 4 How does Gulliver put out the fire in the Empress's bed chamber? He doesn't He urinates on it With a hose With thimbles of water
• 5 What is Gulliver's role on his first voyage? Sailors Surgeon Passenger Captain
• 6 Which of the following is not one of the reasons Gulliver is convicted of treason in Lilliput? He refused to continue fighting for Lilliput He encouraged the Blefuscudians in their peace proposals He ate too much, causing a famine He urinated on the Empress's bed chamber
• 7 Who is Gulliver's enemy in Lilliput? Himnaptude Flimnap Frank Redresal
• 8 How does Gulliver arrive on Lilliput? He can't remember He is dropped off there by a bird He swims ashore after a shipwreck He and his crew land there
• 9 How do the Lilliputians decide who will take a high position in the court? Thumb wrestling A tight-rope jumping contest Elections are held Foot races
• 10 What is Gulliver's sentence after he is found guilty of treason in Lilliput? Tickling Having his eyes put out Solitary confinement Execution
• 11 Who are the enemies of the Lilliputians? The Laputians Human beings The Blefuscudians The Brobdingnags
• 12 Why did the Lilliputians divide? They couldn't decide what to do with Gulliver They couldn't decide who should be emperor They wore different sized heels on their shoes They cut their eggs at different ends
• 13 When Gulliver awakens on the shore of Lilliput, what is his condition? Healthy but without any memory Lying on his back tied up by hundreds of ropes Having a terrible headache from having too much drink Well-rested and comfortable
• 14 What did Flimnap say about Gulliver in order to slander him? That Gulliver was a god That Gulliver slept with his wife That Gulliver hid the queen's brush That Gulliver was conspiring with the enemy
• 15 How did Gulliver scare the people of Lilliput? He fired his pistol He stomped his foot He clapped his hands loudly He sneezed
• 16 How does Gulliver get home from Blefuscu? He is picked up by a large bird He finds a boat floating off shore and repairs it He swims He doesn't
• 17 How does Gulliver learn to speak the Lilliputian language? A young girl teaches him He reads their newspapers Six scholars are employed to teach him He reads their books
• 18 Who wrote Gulliver's Travels? Lemuel Gulliver Henry Fielding Alexander Pope Jonathan Swift
• 19 Why does Gulliver flee to Blefuscu? The Lilliputians are going to put his eyes out The Lilliputians are going to execute him The Lilliputians won't grant him his freedom The Lilliputians are going to starve him to death
• 20 How does Gulliver gain his liberty in Lilliput? He never gains his liberty With his gentleness and good behavior He tricks the Lilliputians He breaks free
• 21 Which of the Lilliputians is the nicest to Gulliver? Flimnap The Empress The Emperor Redresal
• 22 How do the Lilliputians hurt Gulliver when they first find him? They hit him with stones They pull his hair They let their animals bite him They shoot tiny arrows at him
• 23 What is the punishment for the Lilliputians who bother Gulliver? They are forced to walk the tight-rope Death They are put in prison They are given into Gulliver's hands
• 24 How does Gulliver's time in Lilliput end? He is convicted of treason He is given a grand boat filled with supplies He stays until he dies at the age of 83 He is carried away by a whale
• 25 Who raises the Lilliputian children? Animals The government Their parents Gulliver raises them while he's there

Gulliver’s Travels Questions and Answers

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Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

Swift used exaggeration, parody, and irony to satirize politics and the human nature. Blind adherence to traditions without reflection is what he criticizes through caricature. In this way, in Lilliput, Gulliver becomes a giant in comparison with...

How old is Guillver?

An additional preface, attributed to Gulliver, added to a revised version of the work is given the fictional date of April 2, 1727, at which time Gulliver would have been about 65 or 66 years old.

What does Gulliver do with his penknife?

He cuts the strings that the rabble ringleaders were bound with.

Study Guide for Gulliver’s Travels

Gulliver's Travels study guide contains a biography of Jonathan Swift, literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

• About Gulliver's Travels
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Essays for Gulliver’s Travels

Gulliver's Travels essays are academic essays for citation. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.

• The Child-like Scientist: A Study of the Similarities Between Jonathan Swifts' Gulliver's Travels and Voltaire's Candide in Reference to Satire Developed through Naivete
• Book Four of Swift's Gulliver's Travels: Satirical, Utopian, or Both?
• Gulliver's Travels and the Refinement of Language and Society
• The Duality of Book Four of Gulliver's Travels

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E-Text of Gulliver’s Travels

Gulliver's Travels e-text contains the full text of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.

• THE PUBLISHER TO THE READER
• PART I--A VOYAGE TO LILLIPUT
• PART II--A VOYAGE TO BROBDINGNAG
• PART III--A VOYAGE TO LAPUTA, BALNIBARBI, LUGGNAGG, GLUBBDUBDRIB,
• PART IV--A VOYAGE TO THE COUNTRY OF THE HOUYHNHNMS

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Gulliver's Travels Quiz Questions And Answers

Have you ever read the book Gulliver's Travels? Play the quiz based on this story and demonstrate your knowledge by correctly answering the questions asked here. Gulliver's Travels is a four-part satirical work written by Jonathan Swift, published anonymously in 1726, that involves several voyages of Lemuel Gulliver. The quiz contains questions from the overall book. Do you think you can secure good marks on the test? Try it out and check how sharp your memory is. Good luck, buddy!

The people of Lilliput call Gulliver _____.

Man-Mountain

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Instead of killing him outright, the Lilliputians decide on which of the following punishments for Gulliver?

Exiling him

Cutting off his hair

Blinding him and slowly starving him to death

Poisoning him

The people of Lilliput are very _____.

The country of lilliput is _____ the country of blefuscu..

A long way from

Friendly with

At war with

When Gulliver wakes up in Lilliput, he cannot _______.

The argument between the big-endians and the small-endians was about ..., when gulliver first arrives in brobdingnag, he hides in a ____..

Cooking pot

____ is one of the most important officials who helps Gulliver at first.

Who said, "for six years we've had two political groups, the high-heels and the low-heels".

Gulliver's wife

The King of Blefuscu

The King of Brobdingnag thinks that political life in England is ____.

What does the farmer make gulliver do in order to earn money.

Perform tricks for spectators

Spy on neighboring farmers

Work in the fields

There are two groups of people in Lilliput who argue about ____.

Which color shoes to wear

Which end to break their eggs

Which language to speak

Which king and queen to choose

In Brobdingnag, a monkey takes Gulliver ____.

Over the fence

Down the garden

On to the roof

How does Gulliver end up stranded in Lilliput?

He survives a shipwreck.

His crew abandons him.

He is dropped there by an enormous eagle.

He stops there for provisions and is trapped while he sleeps.

What is the line of doctrine over which the Blefuscudians and Lilliputians differ?

"All true believers shall break their eggs at the small end."

"All true believers shall break their eggs at the big end."

"All true believers shall break their eggs as they see fit."

"All true believers shall break their eggs at the convenient end."

Who is Gulliver's main enemy in the royal court of Brobdingnag?

An example of a metaphor in the book is.

The wet flame flickered in darkness.

There are millions of things to do.

"Life is a journey, travel it well."

All of the above

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• 1. Multiple Choice Edit 20 seconds 1 pt Gulliver worked as a ship's doctor true false I don't know
• 2. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt Gulliver visited _______ islands on his travels two three four  five
• 3. Multiple Choice Edit 20 seconds 1 pt The Lilliputians are tiny people true false I can't remember
• 4. Multiple Choice Edit 20 seconds 1 pt When Gulliver was on Lilliput he slept in a palace true false  I can't remember
• 5. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt Gulliver fought in a war on Laputa false  true I don't know
• 6. Multiple Choice Edit 20 seconds 1 pt The war was about boiled eggs true  false I can't remember
• 7. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt The farmer on Brobdingnag  was always kind to Gulliver true  false I don't know
• 8. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt Glumdalclitch was Gulliver's best friend true false  I don't know
• 9. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt Gulliver made ______ shows a day for the farmer one ten twelve seven
• 10. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt What was the name of the second  island Gulliver visited? Brobdingnag Lilliput Blefuscu Laputa
• 11. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt What was different about people on Brobdingnag? They were giants They were small They were mad  They were intelligent
• 12. Multiple Choice Edit 20 seconds 1 pt What is the name of the floating island? Glubbdubdrib Blefuscu Laputa  Lilliput
• 13. Multiple Choice Edit 20 seconds 1 pt Returning home for the second time after Brobdingnag,  Gulliver was visited by sea Captain_________ Cooper Smith Robinson
• 14. Multiple Choice Edit 20 seconds 1 pt After Brobdingnag, Gulliver left England on the ____________ 6th August 1706 5th  July  1705 5t August  1706 6th July 1706
• 15. Multiple Choice Edit 20 seconds 1 pt ________pirate ships attacked Gulliver's ship two three four fivr
• 16. Multiple Choice Edit 20 seconds 1 pt Where did Gulliver's family live? Manchester Oxford London
• 17. Multiple Choice Edit 20 seconds 1 pt What did Gulliver use to steel the Blefuscan fleet? bananas and leaves ropes
• 18. Multiple Choice Edit 20 seconds 1 pt Nardac was the highest honour someone can receive in Lilliput? true  false
• 19. Multiple Choice Edit 20 seconds 1 pt Who wrote "Gulliver's Travels" John Milton John Bunyan Jonathan Swift
• 20. Multiple Choice Edit 20 seconds 1 pt On the floating island of Laputa Gulliver could see people _________ working speaking fishing sleeping

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