Gulliver's Travels Anticipation Guide

Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels is a work of which genre?

• Play

• Novel

• Biography

• Poetry

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What is the subject matter of Gulliver's Travels?

• Love stories

• Recipes

• War strategies

• Travel story

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What literary technique is exemplified by the association of characters in Gulliver's Travels with real-life individuals?

• Parody

• Irony

• Personification

• Simile

What country and society are criticized in the work Gulliver's Travels?

• Country and society of Blefuscu

• Country and society of Lilliput

• Country and society of Houyhnhnms

• Country and society of Brobdingnag

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What type of literary work is the fantastic journey in Gulliver's Travels?

• Romantic literary work

• Detective literary work

• Science fiction literary work

• Fantastic literary work

What society does the Lilliputian people in Gulliver's Travels represent?

• Germany

• France

• Italy

• England

What society does the Brobdingnag country in Gulliver's Travels criticize?

• The diversity of marine life

• The gigantic size of plants

• The uncontrollability of animals

• The dwarfism and smallness of humans

What does the island of Laputa in Gulliver's Travels criticize?

• Agriculture and animal husbandry

• Science and academic thoughts

• Sports and entertainment

• Art and music

What society does the community of Houyhnhnms in Gulliver's Travels criticize?

• Animal society

• Plant society

• Human society

• Underwater society

What literary genre are the fantastic journeys in Gulliver's Travels an example of?

• Police literary genre

• Science fiction literary genre

• Romantic literary genre

• Fantastic literary genre