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

Short Answer Questions

1. Gulliver makes up what sort of game?

2. When Gulliver gets his hand free from his bonds, what do the men do?

3. Gulliver learns that the war between the Lilliputians and the Blefuscians has to do with what?

4. Some ambassadors come from Blefuscu, hoping to do what?

5. When the men go onto an island to find water, Gulliver becomes separated from them and then sees them rowing back to the boat with what following them?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe at least four of the provisions of Gulliver's release.

2. Describe how the little men that Gulliver encounters seem to treat him. Are they afraid of him? Why or why not?

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

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

5. About a month after Gulliver is freed, the principal secretary pays him a visit. What does the secretary explain to Gulliver about the problems facing the Lilliputians and how does Gulliver's freedom factor in?

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

7. In Part 1, Chapter 7, what does the author seem to be using Gulliver's adventures to say about systems of government, especially the government of England?

8. Describe what happens to Gulliver at the Inn and what the farmer decides to do with him afterward.

9. Describe the misunderstanding that the emperor's men have about Gulliver's watch.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Swift uses the Laputans to poke fun at modern science and say that experiments are time consuming and costly and, often, fail completely. Do you think that scientific studies are worth the money and time invested, over all? If so, list examples of modern scientific advances that you think have been beneficial and why. If not, list scientific flops that you think have wasted or are wasting money and why.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the law about choosing people to work in the Liliputian government is written and how the emperor seems to ignore that law. Do modern community, nation and world leaders act the same way about appointing staff, still? Use modern examples to back up your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Gulliver's encounter with the pirates is interesting. It brings up questions of ethics.

Part 1: Explain, in detail, Gulliver's encounter with the pirates and his discovery of Laputa.

Part 2: How does modern piracy of things, such as computer software, compare and contrast to the piracy that Gulliver encountered.

Part 3: Is modern software piracy really any different from piracy in Gulliver's times? Do people justify modern piracy? If so, in what ways?

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