Examen de Literatura en Inglés

What literary form is Gulliver’s Travels written in?

• Satire in prose

• Parody of travel

• Journal in prose

• Prose

How many items are included in the agreement between Gulliver and the King?

• 0

• 9

• 12

• 6

On pg. 328, Swift writes:

“…we observed in our country that the tallest persons were usually least provided with it [reason]. That among other animals, bees and ants had the reputation of more industry, art, and sagacity than many of the larger kinds.” In a short answer, what does this mean?

• Size and reason don’t go hand in hand

• Size and reason go hand in hand

• There is no reason in size

• Reason outlaws size

Remember in Lilliput, Gulliver was the tallest person, and therefore the “least reasonable” according to his argument. This is an example of what literary device?

• WIT

• SATIRE

• IRONY

• IMAGERY

What do the Lilliputians think Gulliver’s watch is?

• Animal

• Muse

• Oracle

• God

Why does the King of Brobdingnag want Gulliver to tell him everything about England?

• TO LEARN IF ANYTHING IS WORTH IMITATING

• TO PROVE THEY ARE BETTER

• TO KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH HIM

• TO ENTRETAIN EVERYONE IN BRODBINGNAG

What is the King’s final opinion of England and its people?

• NOT GOOD, THE MOST PERNICIOUS RACE UPON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH

• GREAT, THE MOST RELEVANT RACE UPON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH

• GOOD, THEY ARE A GOOD RACE UPON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH

• NOT GOOD, NOR BAD, IT IS OK

Swift is known as a master of satire. What is satire?

• IT IS SAYING SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU MEAN

• IT IS A SOCIAL CRITIQUE

• TELLING LIES ABOUT CIRCUMSTANCES

• EXPOSES THE VICES OF SOCIETY OR AN INDIVIDUAL IN A WAY IN WHICH THEY APPERAR RIDICULOUS. CAN RANGE FROM GENTLE MOCKERY TO VIOLENT CONDEMNATION

Letter to Lord Chersterfield.

What literary element or device is present throughout this letter?

• Witt

• Irony

• Simile

• Metaphor

What did Johnson receive from Lord Chesterfield?

• IRONY

• HELP AND ASSISTANCE, A SPONSORSHIP

• NOTHING, NOT A SMILE NO ASSISTANCE OR ENCOURAGMENT

• HE ADVICED HIM ON DOING THE DICTIONARY