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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. How long is it between the time that Gulliver escapes and the time that he returns to England?

2. The one law is that the king and his two elder sons may not do what?

3. What does Gulliver make out of the beard stubble of the king?

4. The floating island can keep hovering over the lower island, blocking out the sun and what, according to Gulliver?

5. This island has magicians and sorcerers on it and the main power on the island is that of a family of magicians who use what as servants?

Short Essay Questions

1. Customs of different people are a big part of the book. What custom must Gulliver follow in Part 3, Chapter 9 and how, in general, does Gulliver deal with the customs of people he encounters?

2. Explain how Gulliver tries to prove to the king that the people of England are smart.

3. What happens to Gulliver, once he reaches Luggnagg?

4. What lesson does Swift try to teach about life and death, in Part 3, Chapter 10?

5. How does the king of the floating island rule the people on the island below?

6. In what ways do Gulliver and the king disagree about the concept of war in Part 2, Chapter 7?

7. What happens to Gulliver in Glubbdubdribb?

8. Much of Part 3, Chapter 6, talks about Gulliver's encounter with a doctor who is full of ideas. One idea is that in order to cure the woes of the government, the people in the government must be seen to and whenever the people are healed, the politics and government will be healed. Gulliver thinks that that is a valid idea. Do you think that it was? Why or why not? Is such an idea still applicable in today's society?

9. What lessons does Swift try to teach about heroes through Gulliver?

10. What do you think Swift's ideas about modern science are, based on Part 3, Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gulliver is clearly an explorer at heart, even though he is a doctor by profession. Do you feel that it was appropriate for him to keep going on voyages, even though he kept leaving his family and just barely avoiding death when he did? If you were Gulliver, would you have given up traveling? If so, why and when would you have decided to stay home? Use details from the story to support your opinions.

Essay Topic 2

Gulliver's Travels is full of interesting things to think about and life lessons. Choose three things that you learned from the book that made you stop to think. Explain in detail why you were intrigued by those things and whether or not they ultimately changed your point of view.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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