WorksheetsGulliver's Travels
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
During which time period did Jonathan Swift write Gullivers Travels?
16th Century (1500s)
17th Century (1600s)
18th Century (1700s)
19th Century (1800s)
Which of the following positions does Gulliver have throughout the course of the novel? Check ALL 3 that apply.
Doctor
Ship Surgeon
Captain
Naval Officer
What conflict among the Lilliputian people leads to a war with their enemy nation Blefescu?
Capitalists vs Socialists
Shirts vs. Skins
Lakers vs. Heat
Big-Endians vs. Small-Endians
Gulliver has to flee Lilliput after becoming a __________ to the emperor by refusing to destroy Blefescu.
Loyal Follower
Traitor
Minion
Spy
What ideas was Swift satirizing in Part 1 (Lilliput)? Check ALL 3 that apply.
Laws
Customs
Technology
Traditions
How does Gulliver lose sight of his crew mates in Part 2 (Brobdingnag)?
They rob and abandon him on the shore.
They get lost searching for food and provisions.
They are chased off by giants.
They are lured away by enchanting siren songs.
How do the giants of Brobdingnag reveal their financial greed in Part 2?
They make Gulliver a spectacle for profit by forcing him to perform for them.
They sell Gulliver's clothes, shoes, and boat in the market.
They imprison Gulliver and charge him thousands of coins for his release.
They guild all their houses, buildings, landmarks, and furniture in pure gold.
In which of the following dangerous scenarios does Gulliver find himself in Part 2 (Brobdingnag)? Check ALL 3 that apply.
He has a sword fight with a giant rat.
A giant frog nearly tips over Gulliver's boat.
A monkey mistakes Gulliver for its baby and carries him around town stuffing him with treats.
A house cat finds him in his bed and tries to eat him, thinking he is a mouse.
How does Gulliver end up leaving the island of giants/Brobdingnag?
He flees the country to escape from a military dispute.
He goes out to sea in a traveling box, is swooped up by an eagle and carried away.
He hides in a cave and lights a rescue torch, where he is eventually found by another group of travelers.
He simply announces his departure and leaves of his own free will.
In Part 3, Gulliver is invited by a commander to join the crew of a ship called the __________.
Harmony
Holiday
Hopewell
Despair
What is the unusual/fantastical characteristic of Laputa in Part 3?
It has a floating kingdom.
It is inhabited by giants.
It is inhabited by tiny people.
The inhabitants are all ghosts and spirits of the dead.
The people of Laputa are obsessed with which of the following academic fields? Check ALL 3 that apply.
Geometry
Music
Mathematics
Astronomy
What is Swift satirizing/attacking in Part 3 (flying island of Laputa)?
Violence and brute strength
Mythology, laws, and customs
Science, learning, and technology
Christianity and organized religion
In Gulliver's 4th and final voyage, what conflict arises that leads him to the Land of Houyhnhnms & Yahoos?
They run out of food on the ship and are forced to stop at the nearest island to hunt.
A shark attacks the ship and Gulliver flees on a small boat.
A hurricane hits, and the rest of Gulliver's crew gets lost in the rubble.
His own crew mutinies and abandons him on the shore.
Which of the 2 species in the setting of Part 4 are described as brute and vulgar beasts?
Houyhnhnms
Yahoos
Which of the following characteristics are true about the Houyhnhnms? Check ALL 3 that apply.
They are horses.
They are violent and uneducated.
They are highly intelligent.
They speak a complex and intricate language.
How does Gulliver change throughout Part 4? Check ALL 3 that apply.
He becomes disgusted with humankind and wants to stay and live amongst the horses.
He denounces his religious views and proclaims he is no longer a Christian.
He believes that humans, like Yahoos, are ugly, brute creatures.
He becomes a madman and a recluse, isolating himself from his family and spending his days talking to horses.
Which of the following were central themes to this novel? Hint: TWO correct answers.
Swift was satirizing the English monarchy, European culture, and warfare.
Swift was just telling a funny story about a curious man traveling to peculiar locations.
Swift was making the argument that the answer to society's problems is through Christianity.
Swift was idealizing humanity and showing all the ways humans are mentally superior to animals.
Which of the following words means basic, fundamental facts or principles?
repletion
rudiments
orifice
discourse
Which of the following words means unequivocally detestable or repulsive?
odious
comely
agility
orifice
