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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gulliver is sent someone to help him with what?
(a) learning the layout of the palace
(b) learning the language
(c) learning how to cook the foods on the island
(d) learning how the island floats

2. The people exceed Europe in what area?
(a) psychology
(b) creativity
(c) astronomy
(d) history

3. Which of the following is a house of the British parliament, according to Gulliver?
(a) House of Equals
(b) House of Friends
(c) House of Peers
(d) House of Peons

4. How does Gulliver say that he would feel if he never had to die?
(a) He would eventually get bored.
(b) He would kill himself, eventually.
(c) He would hate it.
(d) He would love it.

5. How do the people on the ground send up their petitions to be received on the floating island?
(a) by shooting arrows
(b) by kite
(c) by balloon
(d) by blowing bubbles

6. In order to prove the English smart, what does Gulliver tell the king about?
(a) land ownership rights in England
(b) rifles and their uses
(c) gunpowder's invention and uses
(d) law practices in England

7. What state is the continent in overall?
(a) Everyone has medium incomes, but is getting by fine.
(b) Everyone is rich, but miserable.
(c) Everyone is poor, but happy.
(d) Everyone is poor and suffering.

8. What does the eagle do with Gulliver?
(a) takes Gulliver and his box back to its nest
(b) drops Gulliver and his box into the sea
(c) drops Gulliver and his box into a volcano
(d) drops Gulliver and his box on top of a mountain

9. Gulliver hires a guide to help him to the island of what?
(a) Luggnagg
(b) Ugglenagg
(c) AgglNugg
(d) Nagglugg

10. How soon after returning to England does Gulliver start out on his next voyage?
(a) six months
(b) two months
(c) two weeks
(d) four months

11. How does Gulliver feel about the way the king views Gulliver's country?
(a) He doesn't care.
(b) He is insulted.
(c) He is confused.
(d) He is happy.

12. When attacked by pirates, Gulliver talks to one of the pirates in what language?
(a) Dutch
(b) English
(c) French
(d) Liliputian

13. Gulliver explains to the king that England has how many houses in its Parliament?
(a) one
(b) four
(c) three
(d) two

14. Gulliver hopes to sail where from the island?
(a) America
(b) Africa
(c) England
(d) Japan

15. In one of the academy rooms, the pupils sit for six hours a day doing what?
(a) writing essays
(b) staring out the windows
(c) reading aloud
(d) drawing pictures

Short Answer Questions

1. When it is found that Gulliver and the king cannot understand each other, Gulliver is taken where and given food?

2. The king threatens Gulliver with the loss of his life if Gulliver tells anyone else about what?

3. The lord wants Gulliver to see the what that are built?

4. Which of the following is a house of the British parliament, according to Gulliver?

5. How long does Gulliver stay in the country?

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