Gulliver's Travels

What technique does Swift famously employ in Gulliver's Travels?

• Hyperbole

• Satire

• Metaphor

• Allegory

In the context of 'Gulliver's Travels', which aspect is predominantly criticized through satire?

• Aspects of natural environment

• Societal flaws and follies

• Individual accomplishments

• Physical attributes of individuals

How does Swift change Gulliver's perspective in the Land of Brobdingnag to present a satirical view?

• By making him incapable of speech

• By granting him superhuman abilities

• By making him a giant in the land of tiny

• By making the people of Brobdingnag giants

Why did the Lilliputians tie Gulliver down?

• Because to them, he was a giant

• To keep him from escaping with the princess

• He was stealing their food

Using an allusion to the Trojan War and how the Greeks used a Trojan Horse, the Lilliputians believe Gulliver is

• a war machine filled with their enemy, the Big Enders

• coming to warm them about the Big Enders invasion

• neither of these

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What two examples illustrate the satire Swift created to depict the ridiculousness and absurdity within the English government?

• The Emperor's outlandish attire

• The Emperor's desire to show off the palace

• The Emperor's bad eating habits

• The method they used to promote government officials

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When stories interrupt the normal chronological order of a story by transitioning to a previous time in history, this is called

• foreshadowing

• satire

• flashback

• flash forward

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Why did Gulliver become the "Spirit of the Corn Field" in Brobdingnag?

• to help earn money for the farmer's family

• to be the court jester

• to hide from the government

A satire created by Swift in the land of Brobdingnag involves his own country & the government's use of taxes, which Gulliver says was

• to give everyone food options

• to pay their own salaries

• to keep the citizens dependent on the government

The Brobdingnagians can be described as

• prideful

• selfish

• desirous of war and conflict

• filled with goodwill and a charitable nature

• peace-loving