Gulliver's Travels Flashcards
At the story’s beginning, what are Dr.Bates and Mary discussing?
their relationship and possible marriage
What does Dr.Bates offer Mary?
a ring
Who was the man who take a journey?
Gulliver
After Gulliver found his way home, what was in his flashback?
him being shipwrecked
When Tom goes to the stable, what does he find?
Gulliver asleep on a table
What does Gulliver not realize about Tom?
that Tom is his son
How long was Gulliver gone?
9 years
On the island of Lilliput, what are all the people like?
they are all tiny
On the island of Lilliput, two people find Gulliver and think…..?
he will make them rich
On the island of Lilliput, what does the army call him?
war machine
On the island of Lilliput, what do the Lilliputians call him?
man-mountain
On the island of Lilliput, what is the emperor like?
pompous and arrogant
Who does the emperor of Lilliput surround himself with?
advisors who are his sons
On the island of Lilliput, who hates and fears Gulliver?
The empress
Who are the Lilliputians at war with?
Big Enders
What are the two things rewarded by Lilliputians?
leaping and creeping
When Gulliver comes home, what does Mary tell him about the house?
that the house isn’t theirs anymore
At the house, what is Mary’s job?
housekeeper
What does Dr.Bates think Gulliver is suffering from?
mania
What does Dr.Bates insist about Gulliver and Tom?
he needs to keep Gulliver from acting out in front of Tom
On the island of Lilliput the emperor wants Gulliver to kill the Big Enders, what does Gulliver do?
Gulliver refuses and says there is no need to crush them
What is the reason why the Little Enders and Big Enders are at war?
how to crack eggs
Between the Big and Little Enders wars, how many people have died?
11,000
How does Gulliver save the empress from the fire?
by peeing on it
What do the emperor’s men want to do to Gulliver?
execute him
In exchange for helping Gulliver escape, what does he give the young man?
his gold ring
After Dr.Bates drugs Gulliver, where does he take him?
to a hospital for the insane
In Brobdingnag, how are all the people?
they are all giants
Who is Glumdalclitch?
the farmer’s daughter who takes care of Gulliver
In Brobdingnag, What does the farmer decide to do with Gulliver?
make money with him
In Brobdingnag, how many pieces of gold does a lady-in-waiting want for Gulliver?
500
In Brobdingnag, along with Gulliver, what does the farmer also give up?
his daughter
In Brobdingnag, what happens to the dwarf when Gulliver shows up?
he gets replaced and gets jealous
In Brobdingnag, what does Gulliver feel like?
he is among intellectual equals
When Dr.Bates and Mary go to visit Gulliver, what does Tom do?
snoops in Dr.Bates study and finds his father’s things
What is Gulliver’s opinion on taxes?
it keeps people in their place
What does Glumdalclitch think that she and Gulliver will do together?
get married
What does Grildrig set loose on Gulliver?
wasps
What does Gulliver take as a souvenir from the wasps?
a stinger
What is the recipe for that Gulliver tells the scientists of Brobdingnag?
gunpowder
What did the display of gunpowder go terribly wrong?
the quantities were too large
What does Tom discover while looking through his father’s things?
a tiny sheep
What does the bird do after it picked up Gulliver’s cage?
drops him in the ocean
Who lives on the Flying Island of Laputa?
several hundred of the greatest minds
What do they spend their time doing in Laputa?
studying and thinking
What do the Laputa citizens not do?
farming
Who is the rajah’s son, also known as the stupidest person there?
Munodi
What does Munodi have, that everybody else in Laputa does not?
common sense
How does Prince Munodi describe his mother?
down to earth
How does Prince Munodi describe his father?
with his head in the clouds
When the island is falling apart, what does the rajah think they should do?
not rush into action
What does Munodi think will fix the island?
by balancing the island
After the island is fixed, what does the rajah proclaim?
“By waiting, the problem has saved itself?
What does Gulliver tell the prince’s mother what he is looking for?
The Academy
What does Gulliver say that the Academy has forgotten?
reality
At the Academy, how long does the man say it will take to extract sunlight from cucumbers?
8 years
What is bad about The Academy and their country?
no ideas were finished, but the country lay in ruins
What does the Lord of Glubbdubdrib say his profession is?
historian
How does Lord of Glubbdubdrib study history?
by using Gulliver’s blood to revive dead historical figures
What is Gulliver astounded by about villains?
how many had been raised to the highest places of trust, power, dignity, and profit
What is Gulliver surprised about that is caused by contemptible accidents?
revolutions
What has Tom discovered that Dr.Bates is doing with Mary’s letters?
hiding them
What is special about the Struldbruggs?
they are immortal
What gift does Gulliver give to the Struldbrugg gatekeeper?
the wasp sting
For Gulliver to be released, what must he do first?
have a formal hearing
What is Gulliver drinking that Dr.Bates gave him?
laudanum
What does the Struldbrugg gatekeeper want Gulliver to do?
drink the water
What does Gulliver realize about the Struldbruggs?
they cannot see
What are the savages called on the Land of the Houyhnhnms?
yahoos
On the Land of the Houyhnhnms, who were the most civilized?
the horses
What does Gulliver ask the formal hearing to do?
listen before they judged him
What was the name of the horse Gulliver met?
Misstress
How do the Houyhnhnms solve their problems?
simple reasons
What does “Houyhnhnms” mean?
perfection of nature
When the Houyhnhnms meet, what do they begin their meetings with?
a short silence
Why do the Houyhnhnms begin their meetings with a short silence?
to give them an opportunity to consider their words
What do the yahoos not have?
virtues
What does Gulliver think clothes represent?
how important someone is
What does Gulliver present for mankind?
content
What are the rocks that the yahoos are digging?
diamonds
How does Gulliver lie about the diamonds?
by saying they are worthless
What does Gulliver realize will happen when he gets back home?
if he goes back, that means corruption
What do the Houyhnhnms make Gulliver leave?
they think he is too much like a yahoo
What does Gulliver say humans love?
words
How does Tom end the formal hearing?
by showing them the tiny sheep
By Tom showing the tiny sheep, what does that prove?
that a part of Gulliver’s story is true
