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vocab
Gulliver's discourse on doctors
Ministers
Rich / Poor
100
another name for an arm/ leg
limb
100
Why does the Master Horse not understand the concept of doctors? (p.290, last paragraph)
Because Houyhnhmns do not get sick.
100
What is the name of the person who is the highest member withinthe English Constitution? (p.293)
First Minister of State / Chief Minister of State
100
What do people use to purchase things? (p.288)
Money
200
another expression for "the first"..."the second/the last"
the former...the latter
200
Who is, according to Gulliver, responsible for humans' illnesses? (p.291, first paragraph)
The humans themselves
200
What is the reason for which someone would wantto become First Minister of State? (p. 293 , 2nd paragraph)
"a violent desire of wealth, power, and titles"
200
How many poor people are there for each rich person? (p.288)
100
300
another word for "should" (p.290, 3rd paragraph)
ought to
300
There are two types of diseases with different kinds of cures. Which? (p. 292, 2nd paragraph)
real diseases and imagined ones
300
Which are the three ways one has to become Chief Minister? (p.293)
a) using their wife/ sister/ daughter b) by betraying the previous Chief Minister c)by an eager discourse against the court in the assembly
300
What two things does money cause in people? (p.288)
Profusion (having too much of something) avarice (wanting more)
400
another word for "disgust" (p.291, last paragraph)
loathing
400
What remedy is often used by doctors to fight a patient's illness? (p. 292, 1st paragraph)
the intromission of a purge or a clyster
400
What does a Chief Minister, according to Gulliver never do? (p.293)
Tell the truth.
400
How much food does England produce ? (p.289)
three times the amount they need
500
another word for "nearly never" (p.292)
seldom
500
What do doctors do, according to Gulliver, when they have wrongly prognosed a deathly disease? (p. 292 - 3rd paragraph)
They make sure the patient dies.
500
Why do they export most of the food they produce? (p.289)
In order to trade it, especially for alcohol (wine)