Gulliver's Travels Test

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

• True
• False

The Lilliputians fight with who?  --- Over the correct way to break an egg.

• Blefuscu
• Brobdingnag
• Eachother

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Gulliver uses his glasses as a shield.  What is he shielding his eyes from?

• the enemies arrows
• the water getting in his eyes
• both of those

How does Gulliver defeat the fleet of ships attacking Lilliput?

• He steals the fleet of their enemies.
• He uses a cable to tow the ships to shore.
• Both of those

Why isn't Lemuel smiling and waving after beating his opponents?

• He has no reason to be proud.  He is simply bigger than them.
• He did what he felt was needed to be done. 
• He has no personal stake in the outcome .
• all of those

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is ironic about Gulliver using glasses as a shield in a military operation?

• They are a fragile shield, yet the glasses protect his eyes.
• Usually glasses are used for reading and writing, not in war.
• Both of those

The Lilliputians were a little bigger than Gulliver's 

• Arm 
• Hand
• Leg
• head

The Lilliputian tied Gulliver down to the ground with

• String
• Tape
• Staples
• Wire

When three men attacked Gulliver he 

• Killed them
• hit them
• Put one in his mouth
• Laughed

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What was the war between Lilliput and Blefuscu? *

• Bread
• Land
• Ice cream
• Eggs

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1