1/24/24 Daily Language Challenge

Background

By 1700, Ireland was so completely dominated by England that it seemed like a conquered territory. The Catholic majority could not vote, hold public office, buy land, or receive an education. The repressive policies reduced many Irish people to poverty. When crops failed—as they did for several years during the 1720s— many faced starvation. Jonathan Swift, outraged by the injustice of England’s treatment of Ireland, penned “A Modest Proposal,” using ferocious satire to strike back at those who neglected Ireland’s poor.

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship between the following words?

propagation/reduction

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship between the following words?

collateral/accompanying

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship between the following words?

famine/feast

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship between the following words?

deference/contempt

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship between the following words?

encumbrance/advantage

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship between the following words?

rudiment/foundation

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship between the following words?

sustenance/nourishment

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

Multiple Choice

Describe the tone of the following lines of text.

I am assured by our merchants that a boy or girl before twelve years old is no salable commodity; (lines 54–55)

• Respectful

• Enthusiastic

• Apathetic

• Disparaging

Multiple Choice

Describe the tone of the following lines of text.

. . . these children are seldom the fruits of marriage, a circumstance not much regarded by our savages . . . (lines 68–69)

• Accusatory

• Condescending

• Timid

• Appreciative