gulliver’s travels caitlin coffey, abby disher, armaan shah, kylie vandermolen

Gulliver’s TravelsCaitlin Coffey, Abby Disher, Armaan Shah, Kylie

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JEOPARDY BOARDSwift Plot Characters Themes/

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FINAL JEOPARDY

Name one of the books or pamphlets Swift is remembered for.

Swift - $100 Question

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Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal, A

Journal to Stella, Drapier’s Letters, The Battle of the Books , The Tale of a Tub, or An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity

Swift - $100 Answer

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Name the place Swift was born.


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Dublin, Ireland

Swift - $200 Answer


What is Swift known for being?


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England’s Greatest Satirist

Swift - $300 Answer


List the two reasons why Swift’s books/pamphlets

were published anonymously.


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He didn’t want fame or fortune.

Swift - $400 Answer


What was Swift’s aim for writing?


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To improve Human Conduct and to make

people more decent and humane.

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Why was Gulliver convicted of treason by

the Lilliputians?

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He urinated on a torch on the royal palace.

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Why was Gulliver banished by the Houyhnhnms?


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He was too much like the Yahoos, who were brutish

human-like creatures.

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How many times did Gulliver meet a new type

of people/ species?


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Gulliver met nine different peoples/species.

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What did the Lilliputians do with Gulliver before he was convicted of treason?


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They used him as a resource in a war against

their enemies.

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What were the names of at least two of the

creatures in Gulliver’s Travels?


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Lilliputians, Brobdingnagians,

Balnibarbi, Laputians, Glubbdubdribians,

Luggnaggians, Struldbrugs,

Houyhnhnms, and Yahoos

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Name three personality traits of Lemuel Gulliver.

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Gulliver is the opposite of a hero. He is self-hating,

passive, gullible, and lacks purpose. He travels aimlessly from place to place without learning from the cultures he

observes.

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Who are the Yahoos and Houyhnhnms and why is their relationship ironic?


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The Yahoos are humanlike beasts. The Houyhnhnms are

practical horses. Their relationship is ironic because the Yahoos are slaves to the Houyhnhnms even though humans like to think they

dominant the animal kingdom.



What did the Farmer and his daughter,

Glumdaclitch, represent?


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They represented the ignorance of Social

Darwinists.



What is the relationship between Gulliver and Queen Brobdingnag?


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She is only female Gulliver thinks of with

affection, but she thinks of him as an adoring

subject.



● Describe the relationship between the Lilliputians and

Blefuscudians.


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They are feuding over the proper way to eat eggs. The Lilliputian political groups resemble the

British Whigs and Tories. Gulliver is welcomed by

both peoples.



According to the novel, are humans meant to

know everything? Why or why not?

Topic 4 - $100 Question

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No, according to the novel there should be a limit to understanding. There is a

realm of knowledge and higher understanding that humans are not

intended to enter, according to Swift.

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What is the motif of excrement meant to

symbolize?


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This motif is used to demonstrate a contrast to the humanistic ideas of the era.

Swift uses excrement to show the crude and filthy nature of

humans.



When Gulliver is naked, what does this symbolize?

Hint: Think of the motif of clothing to help answer this.


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The motif of clothing is meant to symbolize Gulliver’s anxiety upon his identity, constantly adapting to

new cultures but in doing so, changing who he is. His nakedness

symbolizes the vulnerability he feels without the clothing that

provides him with an identity and a sense of belonging.



Give one example of the theme “Individualism vs.

Conformity” from the story.


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● Offspring is raised collectively with no knowledge of parents to remove personal identity.

● In the Houyhnhnms, no names are given.

● Gulliver hardly belongs to any society, travels from place to place feeling alienated and different



Name two themes of the novel with a brief

explanation of each with an example for each from

the novel.


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●Physical vs. Moral Power● Individualism vs.

Conformity●Limits of Human

Knowledge

Explanations and Examples may vary.



What does Swift use satire as?

Satire - $100 Question

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A weapon of exaggeration

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How does Swift use the Laputans as satire?


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The Laputans are conveyed as unpleasant and self-centered. They put knowledge above everything, and Swift uses this to show satire against the fact that humans naturally like to show off.



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How is satire used as a double standard for the

theme of Individualism vs Conformity?


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Swift uses Gulliver to show satire on the loneliness of those who

don’t conform, but also the similarity and lack of individualism

of those who do.



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Topic: Swift

FINAL

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Why did Swift’s uncle take care of him?

Final Jeopardy Question

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His dad died 7 months before he was born.

Final Jeopardy Answer


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