View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the emperor do prior to Gulliver's sentencing?

2. When does the emperor have shows put on for Gulliver?

3. Gulliver describes his adventures with what kind of creature that is jealous of him?

4. Which item did the Lilliputian guards find, when they searched Gulliver?

5. During Gulliver's game, Gulliver saves a man and a what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't the emperor want Gulliver alive anymore and how does this reveal the emperor's true nature?

2. How is the treatment Gulliver gets from the queen who buys him from the farmer, different from the treatment Gulliver got from the farmer?

3. What does Gulliver learn from his first impressions, in Part 2, Chapter 1, when he encounters the giants?

4. How does the farmer's attitude seem to change toward Gulliver in Part 2, Chapter 3 and why?

5. What are the circumstances of Gulliver's eventual freedom?

6. Describe the conditions on the voyage where Gulliver's ship runs into a string of bad luck.

7. What is the emperor of the little people like? What type of personality does he seem to have?

8. Explain what the provisions of Gulliver's release say about how the little people view Gulliver and about their attitude.

9. How does Gulliver describe the country where the giants live?

10. How does Gulliver say that criminals are treated by the Lilliputians?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Lilliputian government officials are determined in a very unusual way through a rope dance.

Part 1. Explain how the rope dance works.

Part 2. Do you feel that the rope dance is a good way to elect officials? Why or why not?

Part 3. What point do you feel that the author, Jonathan Swift, is trying to make about the way that governments are run, by writing about the rope dance?

Essay Topic 2

Of all of the places that Gulliver visits in his travels, which one do you feel is most run like a conventional modern society and why? Use examples from the book and real life to support your answer. Also, do you feel like being like a conventional society is a good thing, or do you think that some of the other places that Gulliver traveled to were run better? Explain your answer in detail.

Essay Topic 3

The Liliputian emperor eventually turns against Gulliver and tries to have him punished for crimes that he did not commit.

1. Explain why Gulliver is accused of those crimes by the emperor and what punishment is decided upon. Also, what does Gulliver do in reaction to the emperors accusations.

In modern times are innocent people still found guilty of crimes often? Why or why not? Does it depend on the particular town or country where the crime is committed, for instance? Use examples to support your opinions.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,157 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample