Final answer:
In 'Gulliver's Travels', the Lilliputians mistake Gulliver's pocket watch for the god he worships because of its ticking and his frequent attention to it.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question asks which item belonging to Gulliver is mistaken by the two men searching him as 'the god that he worships'. In Jonathan Swift's satirical novel Gulliver's Travels, during Gulliver's time in Lilliput, the tiny Lilliputians examine his possessions and incorrectly conclude that his pocket watch is his god.
This is due to the watch's constant ticking and Gulliver's frequent consulting of it, which the Lilliputians interpret as Gulliver communicating with or paying homage to the watch.