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How much do you know about the man who wrote Alice in Wonderland ? Show us by doing the following quiz: What was Carroll's real name?
What were his vocations?
What disorders did Carroll suffer from?
What was Carroll's hobby?
What game did Carroll base his sequel, 'Through The Looking-Glass' on?
Who was the first illustrator of the 'Alice books'?
Who never illustrated Carroll's works?
Which country did Carroll visit?
True or false: Carroll named Alice for a real person.
When did Carroll first tell his Alice story? (Full date)
What was the event where Carroll first told the story?
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QUESTION 1
ResponderEliminar* What was Gulliver recommended to do by Mr Bates?
Mr Bates recommended to Gulliver to be surgeon to the ship Swallow. When he came back to London and he decided to settle down, he was recommended to several patients by Mr Bates.
QUESTION 2
* Could you find the exact date when Gulliver took shipping in the Downs?
They arrived in the Downs on the 13th of April, 1702.
QUESTION 3
* In which voyage was Gulliver taken by pirates?
Gulliver was taken by pirates after they had spent some days in Tonquin. It happened in his third voyage, a travel to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib and Japan.
QUESTION 4
* How can the towns of Maldonada and Portsmouth be said to be similar?
They are said to be similar because Maldonada is as large as the Portsmouth.
QUESTION 5
* What nationality was the ship Gulliver returned to Amsterdam in?
Gulliver returned to Amsterdam in a Dutch ship.
QUESTION 6
* What does the word HOUYHNHNM mean?
The word Houyhnhnm, in the houyhnm tongue, means a horse, and in its etymology the perfection or nature.
Mónica Corrales Marbán (2nd Advanced level)
Thanks a lot, Mónica, well done!
ResponderEliminar1.-What was Gulliver recommended to do by Mr Bates?
ResponderEliminarAfter his return from Leyden, he was recommended by his good master Mr. Bates, to be surgeon to the ship Swallow.
2.-Could you find the exact date when Gulliver took shipping in the Downs?
They arrived in the Downs on the 13th of April, 1702
3.-In which voyage was Gulliver taken by pirates?
It happened in his third voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan. After being chased by two pirates they were boarded about the same time by both of them.
4.- How can the towns of Maldonada and Portsmouth be said to be similar?
There was no ship in the harbour. The town is about as large as Portsmouth.
5.-What nationality was the ship Gulliver returned to Amsterdam in?
Gulliver returned to Amsterdam in a Dutch ship.
6.-What does the word HOUYHNHNM mean?
The word Houyhnhnm means a race of intelligent horses.
Jose Suárez
Cheers, Jose!
Eliminar1.-What was Gulliver recommended to do by Mr Bates?
ResponderEliminarMr. Bates recommended Gulliver to be surgeon to the ship called Swallow. This was the name of a real contemporary ship which was among the vessels with which Sir John Hawkins conducted a profitable slave trade in Guinea in the 1560s’.
2.-Could you find the exact date when Gulliver took shipping in the Downs?
Gulliver literally describes that he took shipping in the Downs in his second voyage, to Brobdingnag, on the 20th day of June, 1702, in the Adventure, which was the name of another real ship recorded several times in a number of London newspapers in August 1722.
3.-In which voyage was Gulliver taken by pirates?
Gulliver was taken by pirates in his third voyage to Laputa, when after being chased by pirates his ship was overtaken and boarded. Laputa could be a satirical reference to the Hanoverian English Court and the British metropolis.
4.- How can the towns of Maldonada and Portsmouth be said to be similar?
The two cities are said to be similar because of their size.
5.-What nationality was the ship Gulliver returned to Amsterdam in?
He returned to Amsterdam in a stout Dutch ship of 450 tons called Amboyna, which is the name of Ambon in Indonesia, an island that was controlled by the Dutch and very famous for Swift’s contemporaries as the site of Dutch atrocity in 1623, when Englishmen were tortured and killed.
6.-What does the word HOUYHNHNM mean?
Houyhnhnm, probably pronounced ‘whinnim’, suggests the whinny of a horse. The mythic Houyhnhnms are horses, not humans. Gulliver explains that the word Houyhnhnm, in their tongue, signifies a horse, and, in its etymology, the perfection of nature.
Well done, Elena! Thanks a lot!
Eliminar1-What was Gulliver recommended to do by Mr Bates?
ResponderEliminarMr Bates recommended to Gulliver to be surgeon to the ship Swallow.
2-Could you find the exact date when Gulliver took shipping in the Downs?
He arrived in the Downs, in his second voyage, to Brobdingnag, on the 20th day of June, 1702.
3-In which voyage was Gulliver taken by pirates?
Gulliver was taken by pirates in his third voyage to Laputa.
4-How can the towns of Maldonada and Portsmouth be said to be similar?
They are said to be similar because of their size.
5-What nationality was the ship Gulliver returned to Amsterdam in?
He returned to Amsterdam in a Dutch ship, called Amboyna
6-What does the word HOUYHNHNM mean?
The word Houyhnhnm means a horse, Gulliver explains that the word, in their tongue, means a horse, and, in its etymology, the perfection of nature.
Graciela Suárez Díaz
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