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Gulliver’s Travels
Recall the events and characters in the excerpt from Swift's satire. Then answer each question in one or two
sentences on your own paper.
1. When the Lilliputians discover Gulliver, they seem to have mixed feelings about him. What are their
feelings and how do they show them?
2. How are the Lilliputians selected for positions at the royal court?
3. To gain his freedom, Gulliver must agree to perform various services for the Lilliputians. Name two
services they require of him.
4. The heir to the throne of Lilliput is suspected of not fully supporting the king's political party. What has
aroused this suspicion?
5. What conflict led to the war between Lilliput and Blefuscu?
6. While hiding in a field in Brobdingnag, Gulliver reflects that, "nothing is great or little otherwise than by
comparison." What experience of his own is he thinking about?
7. What is the chief subject of conversation between Gulliver and the king of Brobdingnag?
8. As Gulliver is speaking seriously, the king bursts out laughing. What amuses him and why?
9. The queen thinks Gulliver is a coward. Explain why her opinion is unfair.
10. To whom does the king refer when he speaks of the world's "most pernicious race of little odious vermin"?
Why does he feel that way?
Gulliver’s Travels
Recall the events and characters in the excerpt from Swift's satire. Then answer each question in one or two
sentences on your own paper.
1. When the Lilliputians discover Gulliver, they seem to have mixed feelings about him. What are their
feelings and how do they show them?
2. How are the Lilliputians selected for positions at the royal court?
3. To gain his freedom, Gulliver must agree to perform various services for the Lilliputians. Name two
services they require of him.
4. The heir to the throne of Lilliput is suspected of not fully supporting the king's political party. What has
aroused this suspicion?
5. What conflict led to the war between Lilliput and Blefuscu?
6. While hiding in a field in Brobdingnag, Gulliver reflects that, "nothing is great or little otherwise than by
comparison." What experience of his own is he thinking about?
7. What is the chief subject of conversation between Gulliver and the king of Brobdingnag?
8. As Gulliver is speaking seriously, the king bursts out laughing. What amuses him and why?
9. The queen thinks Gulliver is a coward. Explain why her opinion is unfair.
10. To whom does the king refer when he speaks of the world's "most pernicious race of little odious vermin"?
Why does he feel that way?