Gulliver's Travels

Question 1

what roundabout expression do the Houyhnhnms use for a lie?

Answer 1

The thing which is not

Question 2

when was it written?

Answer 2

1726

Question 3

who was his contemporary?

Answer 3

Pope

Question 4

who was he influenced by?

Answer 4

Restoration authors

Question 5

he was a great _____ who used ________

Answer 5

satirist
rhyming pentameter couplets

Question 6

he uses rhyming pentameter couplets like ______

Answer 6

Chaucer

Question 7

He writes of exploration, used by ____ as Britain ______

Answer 7

Behn
expands

Question 8

The ______ are the current monarch

Answer 8

Hanovers
George I

Question 9

this is _______ comedy

Answer 9

egg breaking

Question 10

swift was part of the _____ party

Answer 10

tory

Question 11

Belfescu represents _____, after the _______ ended

Answer 11

France
Queen Anne’s War (to take over continent)

Question 12

Flimnap represents _____

Answer 12

Prime Minister Walpole (concentrations of wealth, Whig)

Question 13

Why did Swift write about urinating on the empress?

Answer 13

angry at Queen Anne for not thanking him for his work as a supporter

Question 14

what did Queen Anne do for authors?

Answer 14

copyright laws

Question 15

he liked the idea of _______ traditions

Answer 15

humanist

Question 16

this story offers a fresh perspective that popularized _______

Answer 16

social graces

Question 17

this story is conservative but ______

Answer 17

playful

Question 18

the two parties are what?

Answer 18

high heels (tories)
low heels (whigs)

Question 19

what was the egg debate symbolizing?

Answer 19

ridiculous reasons for war

Question 20

The rope dancing represents….

Answer 20

how politics are chosen for stupid reasons (how much money they could make, how high they jump)