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Gulliver’s Travels MCQs
1. The book that has always been a center of interest for children and adults alike is undoubted “Gulliver’s Travels” first published in the year……
a) 1712
b) 1720
c) 1726
d) 1736
2. The book titled Gulliver’s Travel fascinates a reader with a variety of adventurous stories. The reader certainly wants to know about the age of the writer when he made this book public.
a) 58
b) 50
c) 48
d) 60
3. Jonathan Swift was born on November 30th, 1667 in ………in the Kingdom of …
a) London, England
b) Washington, America
c) Canberra, Australia
d) Dublin, Ireland
4. To the reader’s amazement, a hidden fact is revealed to the Swift’s lovers that he was an Anglican Clergyman who became a Dean of St. Patrick’s …….
a) School
b) Cathedral
c) College
d) University
5. A person taking great interest in English Literature certainly wants to know about the period through which Jonathan Swift lived. For readers’ information, he lived through…
a) Renaissance period
b) Restoration period
c) Jacobean period
d) Elizabethan period
6. The adventurous book Gulliver’s Travel is the masterpiece of a writer who was in real terms a man of letters; Swift was awarded the degree under the title of “Doctor of Divinity” in the year…..
a) 1705
b) 1697
c) 1701
d) 1690
7. The period Jonathan Swift lived through comprises a variety of characteristics that reflect in his work; for example, social and political conflicts, and …..
a) Realism
b) Idealism
c) Imperialism
d) Materialism
8. The revolutionary changes occurred during swift’s time, for example, the rise of Neo-Classicism, imitation of ancients, and reopening of ……
a) Art colleges
b) Orphanage
c) Schools
d) Theaters
9. The book that took Swift to the heights of glory is undoubted “Gulliver’s Travel” however, Swift is also known for his books including A Modest Proposal, the Battle of the Books, and ………., etc.
a) A Tale of Tub
b) Animal farm
c) Time machine
d) Back to Future
10. While reading through Gulliver’s Travel, a reader not only gets amused but also experiences a thought-provoking………
a) Comedy
b) Hyperbole
c) Satire
d) personification
11. During Swift’s period, two major incidents did great harm to English social life; the first incident was “the great Plague of London” and the second was……
a) French Revolution
b) The Fall of Berlin
c) The Great Fire of London
d) Industrial revolution
12. A reader needs to know a lot about English politics during Swift’s time; this is how Gulliver’s Travel can be better understood. The country had divided into two parties including Whigs and ……
a) Tories
b) Worries
c) Buries
d) Carries
13. Jonathan Swift is recognized being an……….., essayist, political agent, poet, and Anglican cleric. All aspects of his life reflect in his work.
a) Anglo-Saxon Satirist
b) . Anglo-American Satirist
c) Anglo-Irish Satirist
d) Anglo-French Satirist
14. Jonathan Swift was a man of letters indeed; he received higher education side by side creating a forceful literary work. He attended Trinity College, Dublin, in the year…..
a) 1692
b) 1682
c) 1672
d) 1662
15. In the year 1688, Jonathan Swift had to leave for England owing to………
a) Bloody Revolution
b) Glorious Revolution
c) French Revolution
d) Disastrous Revolution
16. The book Gulliver’s Travel starts with the introduction of the main character Gulliver who was born to a family of five boys in…..
a) Capetown
b) Dublin
c) Nottingham-shire
d) London
17. While discussing Gulliver the main character of the book, a reader needs to know where he received education from as a teenager.
a) Oxford University
b) Trinity College
c) Cambridge University
d) Harvard University
18. Gulliver had become a doctor when he settled in London; he did not want to remain single anymore; he married a woman named….
a) Mary Burton
b) Sara Parker.
c) Sandra William
d) Marry Joseph
19. The ship encountered a devastating storm that wrecked the ship named……., as a result, twelve crewmen died on the spot.
a) Anecdote
b) Antelope
c) Fortress
d) Cavalry
20. Gulliver was the only survivor of the storm; he reached shore in the darkness and slept eventually when he awoke he was tied to the ground; the group of dwarfs raised a stage ………..off the ground to negotiate with him.
a) Two foot and a half
b) Three foot and a half
c) A foot and a half
d) Only a half foot
21. Having eaten the food, Gulliver asked for a drink to quench his thirst; the dwarfs provided Gulliver with two large barrels of …..
a) Water
b) Wine
c) Milk
d) Soda
22. Despite Gulliver is not released by the emperor; he is entertained by the feat of …..
a) Jugglers
b) Acrobats
c) Stuntmen
d) Rope dancer
23. Eventually, Gulliver succeeded in building confidence in the heart of the emperor; he is released and is permitted to move to the capital city of Lilliputians named…..
a) Mildendo
b) Wildendo
c) Vildendo
d) Bildendo
24. As a gesture of hospitality, the Emperor invites Gulliver to visit his palace. Gulliver cuts down trees to make himself a …… to carry around him so that he can sit on it to observe things from a shorter distance.
a) Chair
b) Bench
c) Stool
d) Table
25. Lilliputians show great hospitality towards Gulliver; eventually, they decided to make use of his mighty stature and strength; a government official seeks Gulliver’s help against a group of rebels and a/an ……
a) Neighbour
b) Enemy
c) Alien
d) Foreign empire
26. Lilliputians also fear the invasion of ………….which is called the “Other Empire of the Universe”
a) Island of Fluffy
b) Island of Blefuscu
c) Island of Berries
d) Island of Buffaloes
27. Undoubtedly, Swift satires on …..and …. with the mention of warfare between Big-Endians and Small-Endians in the land of Lilliput.
a) Protestants, Catholics
b) Republican, Democrats
c) Labour, Congress
d) Clergy, Aristocrats
28. In the book Gulliver’s Travel, the mention of Big-Heels and Low-Heels represents …..and…. two political parties in England.
a) Pits, Falls
b) Hill, Rocks
c) Whigs, Tories
d) Dig, Dung
29. Gulliver takes great interest in the lifestyle of Lilliputians; he comes to know that they bury their dead with the head ……
a) Pointing directly right
b) .pointing directly left
c) Pointing directly upward
d) Pointing directly downward
30. In the land of Lilliput, the upbringing of children is not the responsibility of individual parents but the…….. as a whole.
a) Convent
b) Kingdom
c) Orphanage
d) Church
31. Gulliver wants to stay in Lilliput for a long time; however, he has to escape from there after being charged with…….
a) Treason
b) Theft
c) Murder
d) Fraud
32 Gulliver moves to another land where Gulliver looks like a dwarf as the inhabitants of that land are very tall; even, the grass on the land is about……feet high.
a) 30
b) 10
c) 20
d) 40
33. Gulliver is captured by a farmer who takes Gulliver to his home; all family members are very tall indeed. Gulliver is entrusted to the farmer’s daughter who is ….years old.
a) Eight
b) Nine
c) Seven
d) Ten
34. The farmer’s daughter has a very strange name that cannot be pronounced easily; her name is…..
a) Gleenrich
b) Greenwich
c) Glunfalmich
d) Glumdalclitch
35. Visiting the land of giants, Gulliver amuses the reader with the mention of very strange happenings. The land of giants is called…..in Gulliver’s Travel.
a) Brobdag.
b) Broadwigdad
c) Brobdingnag
d) Bloodwignag
36. The farmer proves to be very greedy; he earns money by showing off Gulliver to people without feeding him adequately. Luckily, Gulliver is bought by the queen for …..gold pieces.
a) 1000
b) 500
c) 250
d) 125
37. Having Bought Gulliver from the farmer, the queen takes him to the king; the king gets greatly amazed and considers Gulliver as a/an ……..
a) Alien
b) Strange creature
c) Mechanical creation
d) Dwarf
38. Gulliver has to face the rivalry of the queen’s dwarf, he gets jealous of the care given to Gulliver by the queen. The dwarf drops Gulliver into a bowl of……..
a) Chocolate
b) Cream
c) Milk
d) Soup
39. Gulliver becomes a center of attention among women in the queen’s palace; even the queen orders for a special boat to be rowed in a ……by Gulliver.
a) Cistern
b) River
c) Pond
d) Ditch
40. Gulliver’s life is endangered by a ………..that takes Gulliver up a ladder by force. It forcibly feeds Gulliver; the food sticks in Gulliver’s throat. Gulliver hardly survives.
a) Cat
b) Bat
c) Monkey
Dog