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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Some ambassadors come from Blefuscu, hoping to do what?
(a) make a peace treaty
(b) get their ships back
(c) get the emperor to agree to come to Blefescu and visit
(d) get the emperor's help to cure an illness that is killing many people

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

3. How long does it take Gulliver to learn the language of the Lilliputians?
(a) They learn his language. He does not learn theirs.
(b) about 3 weeks
(c) about 3 years
(d) about 3 months

4. How do the men ensure that Gulliver will not escape, once he is in the temple?
(a) They take Gulliver's shoes away, so he can't walk on the harsh ground.
(b) They lock Gulliver in the Temple.
(c) They shackle Gulliver.
(d) They leave Gulliver tied up with rope.

5. While Gulliver is sleeping, they bring in a mechanism that was made specifically to do what to him?
(a) carry him
(b) house him
(c) feed him
(d) restrain him

Short Answer Questions

1. What item of Gulliver's do the Lilliputians think is an oracle?

2. Gulliver makes up what sort of game?

3. During Gulliver's game, Gulliver saves a man and a what?

4. What happens to cause Gulliver to abandon ship during his first voyage after the second time his practice failed?

5. Out of concern for losing an eye, Gulliver does what, while swimming away from the enemy?

(see the answer key)

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