Question

what is the meaning of the word credulous as used in the passage? in jonathan swifts classic satirical novel gullivers travels, lemuel gulliver is a notoriously credulous protagonist. traveling as a ships surgeon, gulliver lands, through various misadventures, in a series of strange countries. true to his naive nature, he accepts each new society—no matter how flawed or absurd—at face value. slow - witted easily fooled scheming

Explanation:

The word "credulous" means having or showing too great a readiness to believe things. In the context of Gulliver accepting new societies at face - value despite their flaws, it implies being easily fooled.

Answer:

B. easily fooled