Gulliver Travels test review

What subjects are Gulliver’s educational background in?

navigation and mathematics

How did Gulliver get to Lillliput?

his ship wrecked

Why does Gulliver go into detail when explaining the routine he followed to relieve himself?

to make the story more realistic

How does Gulliver create an advantageous impression on the court?

he shows mercy on Lilliputian exiles

Why do the Lilliputians consider killing Gulliver? What factors in to them
changing their minds?

his diet requires so much food that it might cause a famine across lilliput. they changed their minds because his corpse could cause a plague.

what do the Lilliputians find in Gulliver’s pockets and think it is the God he worships.

his pocket watch because it was making a tickiing noise

how does Swift satire the attainment of political offices?

trough acrobatics and physical skill to impress the court. he is satrizes the way court officials gain their positions through biases and nepotism

For what purpose does Swift mention Gulliver’s intention to publish a separate about Lilliput that is “almost ready for press”?

it makes Gulliver appear real