Question

The king, who delighted in music, had frequent concerts at court, to which I was sometimes carried, and set in my box on a table to hear them: but the noise was so great that I could hardly distinguish the tunes. . . . My practice was to have my box removed from the places where the performers sat, as far as I could, then to shut the doors and windows of it, and draw the window curtains, after which I found their music not disagreeable. The passage above describes an interaction between Gulliver and the king of Brobdingnag. Which of the following excerpts indicates that the king of Brobdingnag has recognized the needs and feelings of Gulliver?

I. “The king, who delighted in music”
 II. “frequent concerts at court, to which I was sometimes carried”
 III. “the noise was so great that I could hardly distinguish the tunes”
 I only
II only
III only
II and III

Answer 1

I believe the answer is D: II and III. Because to recognize someone's needs and feelings, you have to know what your getting yourself into. Clearly, King of Brobdingnag did.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B.

The King of Brobdingnag, who delights in music, decides to invite Gulliver to his cout to enjoy his frequent concerts with him.

This shows that the King recognizes Gulliver's need of entertainment and wants to share his passion with him.