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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take Gulliver to learn the language of the Lilliputians?
(a) about 3 months
(b) about 3 years
(c) They learn his language. He does not learn theirs.
(d) about 3 weeks

2. Gulliver describes the island as a peninsula with what at the end?
(a) a mountain
(b) a volcano
(c) a pit
(d) a meadow

3. How do the men ensure that Gulliver will not escape, once he is in the temple?
(a) They lock Gulliver in the Temple.
(b) They shackle Gulliver.
(c) They leave Gulliver tied up with rope.
(d) They take Gulliver's shoes away, so he can't walk on the harsh ground.

4. Which of the following punishments do the people settle on for Gulliver?
(a) poke his eyes out and banish him to the woods
(b) poke his eyes out and slowly starve him
(c) kill him immediately by hanging
(d) cut off his nose and slowly starve him

5. Why does the farmer decide to make Gulliver work hard after Gulliver gets ill?
(a) The farmer wants to make more money before Gulliver dies.
(b) The farmer hopes that working will make Gulliver feel better.
(c) The farmer wants Gulliver to make people in the city sick, so that those in the farm lands can take over.
(d) The farmer hopes that someone else will offer to buy Gulliver and be able to cure him.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the journey, Gulliver awakes only once when a couple of the curious accidentally make him do what?

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

3. How many children does the farmer have?

4. What item of Gulliver's do the Lilliputians think is an oracle?

5. What does Gulliver set sail with?

(see the answer key)

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