Gulliver's Travels

What is Gulliver's first name?

• Lemuel

• Aloysius

• Kirby

• Bertram

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What is Gulliver's initial occupation as he begins his travels on board a ship captained by a certain Mr. Powell?

• Cartographer

• Surgeon

• Navy

• Cook

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After a period of time, Gulliver desires to be released from his confinement. The King agrees but only under a certain number of conditions. Which one of these are not, in essence, one of those conditions?

• He must make warning before entering into the metropolis, so the population can confine themselves to their quarters

• He must help produce the food and liquid that he will use for personal consuption

• He must aide Lilliput against its enemy by helping to destroy the enemy's fleet

• He must not trample upon any citizens, their horses or their carriages

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Gulliver learns from one of the king's secretaries that all is not well in Lilliput. It seems that Lilliput has an enemy that resides upon a nearby island. What is this island called?

• Lustrog

• Blefusco

• Brundecral

• Tramecksan

What is the ridiculous reason behind the war in which Lilliput is currently engaging, and behind the factionalism within the imperial court?

• Disagreement on how to break open an egg

• Controversy over whether to part a man's hair on the left or right

• Misunderstanding about how a letter of alphabet is written

• Dispute about the nature of yawning

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Swift is making fun of the arguments between Protestant England and Catholic France.

• True
• False

The people of Lilliput found Gulliver to be

• a gentle giant.

• mean and evil.

• afraid of them.

• angry with them.

Who wrote "Gulliver's Travels"

• John Milton
• John Bunyan
• Jonathan Swift

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Gulliver was surprised to see that the people on the island of Lilliput were

• only six inches tall.

• all giants.

• very friendly.

• happy to see him.

When Gulliver tried to move while he was tied down,

• he hurt his back.

• the Lilliputians cut him loose.

• he was showered with hundreds of tiny arrows.

• he broke all the cords and ran away.

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