Answer:
B) corrupt politicians.
Explanation:
Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels is the journey of Lemuel Gulliver to the many islands where he encountered all types of people and creatures. this novel is a satirical take of Swift on the English nation and the issues that he refers to indirectly through his characterization of the island people.
In the given passage which is from Chapter 3 of Part I, Gulliver describes how the court officials get their appointment to their jobs. He comments that the candidates for any vacant post in the court "dance on the rope and whoever jumps the highest without falling, succeed into the office". Through this passage, Swift is satirizing the politicians and their corrupt ways of attaining their jobs and posts in the British political scene.
