Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

by

Jonathan Swift

Test your knowledge of Preface 1. Submit your answers to see your results and get feedback.
What is the purpose of Sympson's letter that precedes the main events of Gulliver's Travels?
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To provide detailed geographical facts about the places Gulliver visits
To make the book seem like a true travel account rather than fiction
To cast doubt on Gulliver's honesty and reliability as a narrator
To provide historical context about 18th-century England