Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

by

Jonathan Swift

Gulliver's Travels: Book 2, Chapter 1 Quiz 6 questions

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What happens after Gulliver and the crew of the English ship land on a remote island?
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Gulliver teaches the crew how to fish
The crew leaves the island without Gulliver
Gulliver encounters a Lilliputian who has been banished to the island
The crew blames Gulliver for steering the boat off course
What does Gulliver compare himself to when encountering the "monsters" in the cornfield on the island?
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A sailor lost at sea
A king in an unknown land
A Lilliputian in a human world
A soldier in a battlefield
What false assumption does Gulliver make about the giants?
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That they will understand his language
That they will recognize gold as valuable
That they will be afraid of his gun
That they will hurt him
Which of the following happens at Gulliver's lunch with the giant farmer and his family?
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Gulliver's table manners offend the farmer
The farmer's wife yells at Gulliver in another language
Gulliver starts to view the farmer as his master
The farmer's son attacks and badly injures Gulliver
What does Gulliver's experience with the farmer's wife remind him of?
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The Lilliputians' horror at his appearance
His own wife back in England
The English sailors' mistreatment of him
The danger he posed to the Lilliputians
What is Gulliver's stated purpose for writing about his travels?
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To preserve memories for his family
To help philosophers expand and apply their ideas
To gain fame and recognition for his adventures
To criticize the societies he encountered