Gulliver’s Travels By Jon Swift

Answer Key

Gulliver’s1. A humorous interpretation of a literary work which aims to point out the work’s shortcomings2. 18th Century travel books3. Using reasoning and experience to guess4. English Behavior5. To infer from inconclusive evidence; to guess

Gulliver’s6. Lilliput7. He was tied down8. 6 inches9. Bow and Arrows10. Europeans react violently to perceived threats *

Gulliver’s11. Hekinah Degul12. Broke himself loose; pulled out strings13. A person of nobility14. Food15. Meat and bread

Gulliver’s16. Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter17. cannot leave, warn before entering city, walk on high roads, do not step on anyone or pick them up without consent, provide transportation, destroy enemies, help build, make a map, man mountain will receive food and drink for following rules.

Gulliver’s18. Two weeks19. Lilliput and Blefuscu20. Procedure for breaking eggs21. Wednesday22. King and Queen

Gulliver’s23. Lilliputians*24. Greatness of size or extent25. Virtue, piety or learning, conduct or valor, integrity, love of their country, wisdom, travel26. Gun/Powder27. Horror