Jonathan Swift Quiz

Jonathan Swift Quiz Questions

Jonathan Swift, one of the foremost prose satirists in the English language (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1. Which of the following books was written by Jonathan Swift?
a) Gulliver’s Travels
b) All Quiet on the Western Front
c) For whom the bell tolls
d) The old man and the sea

2. When was Jonathan Swift born?
a) 11 January 1660
b) 14 April 1656
c) 3 June 1663
d) 30 November 1667

3. Where was Jonathan Swift born?
a) Belfast
b) Dublin
c) London
d) Paris

4. Which school did Jonathan Swift attend?
a) Queen Anne School
b) Kilkenny Grammar School
c) St. John’s School
d) Holy Family School

5. Which college did Jonathan Swift attend?
a) St. Francis de Sales College
b) Mar Ivanios College
c) St. Joseph’s School
d) Trinity College

Jonathan Swift at the Deanery of St. Patrick’s, illus. from 1905 Temple Scott edition of Works (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

6. What is the height of men in Lilliput?
a) Two feet
b) Four feet
c) Six inches
d) Three inches

7. Which is the land of Yahoos?
a) Houyhnhnms
b) Brobdingnag
c) Laputa
d) Glubbdubdrib

8. To which church did Jonathan Swift belong?
a) Roman Catholic Church
b) Church of England
c) Church of Ireland
d) Church of Scotland

9. Of which cathedral was Jonathan Swift dean?
a) St. Paul’s Cathedral
b) St. Patrick’s Cathedral
c) Sacred Heart Cathedral
d) St. Albert’s Cathedral

10. When did Jonathan Swift die?
a) 19 October 1745
b) 1 August 1748
c) 22 May 1750
d) 15 March 1752

Jonathan Swift Quiz Questions with Answers

Cover of Gulliver’s Travels (Classic Collection)

1. Which of the following books was written by Jonathan Swift?
a) Gulliver’s Travels

2. When was Jonathan Swift born?
d) 30 November 1667

3. Where was Jonathan Swift born?
b) Dublin

4. Which school did Jonathan Swift attend?
b) Kilkenny Grammar School

5. Which college did Jonathan Swift attend?
d) Trinity College

6. What is the height of men in Lilliput?
c) Six inches

7. Which is the land of Yahoos?
a) Houyhnhnms

8. To which church did Jonathan Swift belong?
c) Church of Ireland

9. Of which cathedral was Jonathan Swift dean?
b) St. Patrick’s Cathedral

10. When did Jonathan Swift die?
a) 19 October 1745