2. Gulliver is upset to find that in the past couple hundred years, humans have actually degenerated when it came to what?
(a) making good decisions
(b) advancing technology
(c) taking care of themselves
(d) looking out for each other

3. Gulliver is dismayed to see that even if they were alive again, many of these people would be what?
(a) boring
(b) sick
(c) corrupt
(d) average

4. The king threatens Gulliver with the loss of his life if Gulliver tells anyone else about what?
(a) gunpowder
(b) rifles
(c) British parliament houses
(d) armies

5. Gulliver is held prisoner until he can get orders for passage from the court and he is called before the what?
(a) governor
(b) magistrate
(c) queen
(d) king

Short Answer Questions

1. When attacked by pirates, Gulliver talks to one of the pirates in what language?

2. Gulliver hopes to sail where from the island?

3. Which of the following is a house of the British parliament, according to Gulliver?

4. An eagle picks up Gulliver's box while he is where with the royals?

5. How does Gulliver say that he would feel if he never had to die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Gulliver in Glubbdubdribb?

3. What other figures does Gulliver call back from the dead, in Part 3, Chapter 8 and why? What else does he learn from them?

4. What identifies the immortals in the culture, in Part 3, Chapter 10, and what sorts of things must these immortals endure?

5. 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?

6. Why is the king's cousin, who befriends Gulliver, considered an outcast and do you think that it is fair? Why or why not?

7. When the king asks Gulliver to tell him about England, what are some of the things that Gulliver tells him?

8. What does Gulliver find after sailing from island to island for five days, in Part 3, Chapter 1 and what happens as a result?

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

10. How does Gulliver finally leave the island in Part 2, Chapter 8?

(see the answer keys)

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