Gulliver’s Travels Caitlin Coffey, Abby Disher, Armaan Shah, Kylie VanDerMolen
JEOPARDY BOARD SwiftPlotCharacters Themes/ Motifs Satire $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 FINAL JEOPARDY
Name one of the books or pamphlets Swift is remembered for. Swift - $100 Question - $100 Question Click to see answer
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 - $100 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
Name the place Swift was born. Swift - $200 Question - $200 Question Click to see answer
Dublin, Ireland Swift - $200 Answer - $200 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
What is Swift known for being? Swift - $300 Question - $300 Question Click to see answer
England’s Greatest Satirist Swift - $300 Answer - $300 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
List the two reasons why Swift’s books/pamphlets were published anonymously. Swift - $400 Question - $400 Question Click to see answer
He didn’t want fame or fortune. Swift - $400 Answer - $400 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
What was Swift’s aim for writing? Swift - $500 Question - $500 Question Click to see answer
To improve Human Conduct and to make people more decent and humane. Swift - $500 Answer - $500 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
Why was Gulliver convicted of treason by the Lilliputians? Plot - $100 Question - $100 Question Click to see answer
He urinated on a torch on the royal palace. Plot - $100 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
Why was Gulliver banished by the Houyhnhnms? Plot - $200 Question Click to see answer
He was too much like the Yahoos, who were brutish human-like creatures. Plot - $200 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
How many times did Gulliver meet a new type of people/ species? Plot - $300 Question Click to see answer
Gulliver met nine different peoples/species. Plot - $300 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
What did the Lilliputians do with Gulliver before he was convicted of treason? Plot - $400 Question Click to see answer
They used him as a resource in a war against their enemies. Plot - $400 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
What were the names of at least two of the creatures in Gulliver’s Travels? Plot - $500 Question Click to see answer
Lilliputians, Brobdingnagians, Balnibarbi, Laputians, Glubbdubdribians, Luggnaggians, Struldbrugs, Houyhnhnms, and Yahoos Plot - $500 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
Name three personality traits of Lemuel Gulliver. Characters - $100 Question - $100 Question Click to see answer
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. Characters - $100 Answer - $100 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
Who are the Yahoos and Houyhnhnms and why is their relationship ironic? Characters - $200 Question - $200 Question Click to see answer
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. Characters - $200 Answer - $200 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
What did the Farmer and his daughter, Glumdaclitch, represent? Characters - $300 Question- $300 Question Click to see answer
They represented the ignorance of Social Darwinists. Characters - $300 Answer - $300 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
What is the relationship between Gulliver and Queen Brobdingnag? Characters - $400 Question - $400 Question Click to see answer
She is only female Gulliver thinks of with affection, but she thinks of him as an adoring subject. Characters - $400 Answer - $400 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
● Describe the relationship between the Lilliputians and Blefuscudians. Characters - $500 Question - $500 Question Click to see answer
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. Characters - $500 Answer- $500 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
According to the novel, are humans meant to know everything? Why or why not? Topic 4 - $100 Question Click to see answer
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. Topic 4 - $100 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
What is the motif of excrement meant to symbolize? Topic 4 - $200 Question Click to see answer
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. Topic 4 - $200 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
When Gulliver is naked, what does this symbolize? Hint: Think of the motif of clothing to help answer this. Topic 4 - $300 Question Click to see answer
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. Topic 4 - $300 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
Give one example of the theme “Individualism vs. Conformity” from the story. Topic 4 - $400 Question Click to see answer
● 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 Topic 4 - $400 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
Name two themes of the novel with a brief explanation of each with an example for each from the novel. Topic 4 - $500 Question Click to see answer
● Physical vs. Moral Power ● Individualism vs. Conformity ● Limits of Human Knowledge Explanations and Examples may vary. Topic 4 - $500 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
What does Swift use satire as? Satire - $100 Question Click to see answer
A weapon of exaggeration Satire - $100 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
How does Swift use the Laputans as satire? Satire - $200 Question Click to see answer
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. Satire - $200 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
Type question here Satire - $300 Question Click to see answer
Type answer here Satire - $300 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
How is satire used as a double standard for the theme of Individualism vs Conformity? Satire - $400 Question Click to see answer
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. Satire - $400 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
Type question here Satire - $500 Question Click to see answer
Type answer here Satire - $500 Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board
Topic: Topic: Swift FINAL Click to see Click to see question
Why did Swift’s uncle take care of him? Final Jeopardy Question Click to see answer
His dad died 7 months before he was born. Final Jeopardy Answer Click to return to Jeopardy Board