Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift Set 1

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This set of Fiction Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift Set 1

Q1 | The first fantasy island that Gulliver visits on his travel is the island of
  • Brobdingnag
  • Laputa
  • Houyhnhms
  • Lilliput
Answer: Brobdingnag
Q2 | What is Gulliver’s profession before he begins his voyage
  • Lawyer
  • Surgeon
  • Merchant
  • Dentist
Answer: Dentist
Q3 | The great invention that Gulliver offered as a gift to the king of Brobdingnag was
  • Electricity
  • Sewing machine
  • Gun powder
  • Telephone
Answer: Sewing machine
Q4 | What countries does Swift satirize with Lilliput and Blefuscu?
  • Japan and France
  • England and France
  • Great Britain and North America
  • Ireland and France
Answer: Japan and France
Q5 | How tall are the Lilliputians?
  • Five to Six inches
  • Giant
  • Human Size
  • About a foot tall
Answer: Five to Six inches
Q6 | What is Gulliver's role on his first voyage?
  • Sailor
  • Captain
  • Surgeon
  • Passenger
Answer: Passenger
Q7 | How does Gulliver get home from Blefuscu?
  • He doesn't
  • He swims
  • He is picked up by a large bird
  • He finds a boat floating off shore and repairs it
Answer: He doesn't
Q8 | Which of the Lilliputians is the nicest to Gulliver?
  • Redresal
  • Flimnap
  • The Emperor
  • The Empress
Answer: The Emperor
Q9 | Who raises the Lilliputian children?
  • Their parents
  • The Government
  • Gulliver raises them while he's there
  • Animals
Answer: Gulliver raises them while he's there
Q10 | In his second voyage Gulliver landed on the Island of -
  • Lilliput.
  • Brobdingnag
  • Houyhnhnms
  • Laputa
Answer: Brobdingnag
Q11 | Gulliver did not surrender his ___________ to the Lilliputians.
  • spectacles
  • pistol
  • watch
  • sword
Answer: sword
Q12 | The highest title of honour given to Gulliver by the emperor was a/ an
  • Nardac
  • Endians
  • Swallow
  • Antelope
Answer: Antelope
Q13 | The ‘greatest danger’ that Gulliver faced in Brobdingnag was from a -
  • dwarf
  • giant wasp
  • gardener’s dog
  • monkey
Answer: dwarf
Q14 | The name Glubbdubdrib signifies the Island of the
  • modern philosophy
  • astronomy
  • Sorcerers or Magicians
  • Academy
Answer: modern philosophy
Q15 | Luggnaggians are
  • person of quality
  • impolite and uncultured
  • polite and generous people
  • disagreeable people
Answer: person of quality
Q16 | During his lifetime, what genre was Jonathan Swift most widely known for?
  • Romance
  • Historical Fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Satire
Answer: Fantasy
Q17 | Which society is “endowed by nature with a general disposition to all Virtues”, in Gulliver’s Travels?
  • Brobdingnagians
  • Houyhnhnms
  • Laputans
  • Yahoos
Answer: Brobdingnagians
Q18 | How does Gulliver help the Lilliputians defeat Blefuscu?
  • By stealing their ships
  • By stomping on their ships
  • By sinking their ships
  • By shooting their ships
Answer: By shooting their ships
Q19 | How are the Yahoos described?
  • Hairy, dirty and deformed
  • Civilised and good-natured
  • Half-human, half-animal
  • None of the above
Answer: Hairy, dirty and deformed
Q20 | What is the name of the captain who takes Gulliver on his ship after he was shot byNew Hllanders?
  • Captain Abraham Pannell
  • Captain John Nicholas
  • Captain William Robinson
  • Captain Pedro de Mendez
Answer: Captain John Nicholas
Q21 | Before Gulliver takes to the seas, what was his profession?
  • Journalist
  • Surgeon
  • Novelist
  • Lawyer
Answer: Lawyer
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