Spotlight 11. Unit 8: Johnathan Swift - Gulliver's Travels

1. Where was Jonathan Swift born?

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• A) London
  

• B) Dublin
  

• C) Edinburgh
  

• D) Oxford

2. What kind of student was Swift at school?

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• A) Excellent and hardworking
  

• B) Always late and friendly
  

• C) Headstrong and not very good
  

• D) Quiet and shy

3. What is Swift’s most famous book?

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• A) Gulliver's Travels
  

• B) The Battle of the Books
  

• C) A Tale of a Tub
  

• D) Queen Anne's Life

4. What job did Gulliver have in the story?

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• A) A writer
  

• B) A surgeon
  

• C) A king
  

• D) A sailor

5. Why did some readers believe Gulliver's Travels was a true story?

✅ Correct answer: C) The descriptions were very realistic

• A) It was published in a newspaper
  

• B) It had real photos
  

• C) It was told by the Queen
  

• D) The descriptions were very realistic

6. Why did Gulliver’s ship split?

• A) Because of a storm and hitting a rock
  

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  B) Because the food was bad
  

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  C) Because pirates attacked it
  

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  D) Because the captain made a mistake

7. What happened to Gulliver’s companions after the shipwreck?

• A) Gulliver thinks they were lost
  

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  B) They followed Gulliver to the island
  

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  C) They were saved by another ship
  

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  D) They swam to the shore

8. What did Gulliver do after reaching the shore?

• A) Built a fire

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  B) Looked for food

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  C) Climbed a tree to look around

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  D) Fell asleep on the grass

9. What did Gulliver see on his body when he woke up?

• A) Insects crawling over him

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  B) Small ropes and tiny people
  

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  C) Wounds from the shipwreck
  

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  D) His clothes were missing

10. What surprised Gulliver the most?

• A) That the creatures were only six inches tall
  

• B) That he had lost his memory
  

• C) That the sun was hot
  

• D) That he was alone