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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the emperor of Blefuscu decide to do when he finds out about the articles against Gulliver?
(a) He locks Gulliver up until the LIlliputians come to get him.
(b) He sends Gulliver into hiding.
(c) He sends Gulliver back immediately.
(d) He says that he will not send Gulliver back.

2. How long has Gulliver been on Blefuscu, when he sees something wash up on shore?
(a) seven weeks
(b) three weeks
(c) three days
(d) seven days

3. Which item did the Lilliputian guards not find on Gulliver?
(a) a handkerchief
(b) a pocketknife
(c) matches
(d) a comb

4. What item of Gulliver's do the Lilliputians think is an oracle?
(a) his handkerchief
(b) his pocketknife
(c) his sword
(d) his watch

5. At first, the emperor wants to destroy the enemy fleet and, therefore subject the people to be governed by what?
(a) congress
(b) a queen
(c) parliament
(d) a viceroy

Short Answer Questions

1. What convinces the farmer that Gulliver is a small human?

2. Gulliver makes up what sort of game?

3. What does Gulliver set sail with?

4. One of the provisions of Gulliver's release is that he will not leave without what?

5. How did Gulliver hide things from the Lilliputian guards?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe some of the mishaps that Gulliver describes in part 2, chapter 5.

2. How does Gulliver finally get back to England?

3. Explain how it is decided whether Gulliver will be killed or not.

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

5. What are the ways in which Gulliver defines the relationship between Lilliput and Blefuscu?

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

7. Gulliver is a doctor, but his heart seems to lie with exploring the world around him. What evidence supports that, in Part 1, Chapter 1?

8. How does Gulliver describe the emperor's attitude during Gulliver's capture?

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

10. Was it a good idea for the emperor to have Gulliver taught the language? Why or why not?

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