When did the long-term British Involvement with the Irish begin?

• 1170

• 1066

• 1215

• 1920

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Ireland during this time was primarily a Protestant country.

• True

• False

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England passed a series of laws that limited the rights of the Irish.

• True

• False

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Which of the following was NOT a restriction against the Irish?

• Bearing Arms

• Rights to Education

• Buying Land

• Marrying Protestants

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Where was Jonathan Swift Born?

• London

• Dublin

• Wales

• Edinburgh

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Though being born in Ireland, Swift and his parents were...

• Catholics

• Muslims

• Protestants

• Atheists

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A pamphlet was a way for writers to...

• Advertise their businesses

• Write grievances against the crown

• Propose solutions to economic problems

• Display local poetry

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Swift was renowned for his works of...

• Satire

• Prose

• Humour

• All of the above

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Swift shared his fellow Englishmens' notion that the Irish were a burden on society and needed to be disposed of.

• True

• False

One of the reasons Swift wrote "A Modest Proposal" was to force the Irish to stand up for themselves and their rights.

• True

• False