A Modest Proposal

A Modest Proposal

9th Grade - University

22 Qs

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A Modest Proposal

A Modest Proposal

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Quiz

English

9th Grade - University

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RL.6.6, RI.1.1, RI.8.1

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Margaret Anderson

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The purpose of A Modest Proposal is to target...

The rich Protestants in Ireland
Irish bankers
Tenants who don't pay rent
Overpopulation concerns

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the beginning, what image does the narrator describe that represents the problem(s) he plans to resolve?

A horse with 3 legs that is killed and its meat sold in market.
A poor woman begging with a string of her children behind her.
A poor man with a thick beard begging for food, then dying on the street.
A thin, malnourished child eating crumbs from the dumpster behind a diner.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What large scale societal problem does Swift plan to resolve?

Overpopulation of Ireland
Spreading religion to Ireland
Mistreatment of Irish poor
Uplifting the English poor

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

For how long is a mother able to breastfeed her child without additional expense?

6 months
9 months
12 months
15 months

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Swift's literal claim?

The English need to be treated better or they will start to eat children.
The Irish need to handle their money better or they will have to sell children.
The English should sell their children into Irish slavery to help their economy.
The Irish should sell their babies to English butchers as a delicacy.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Swift mean when he says, "The English landlords have already devoured most of the Irish parents?

Cannibalism has been part of English culture.
The landlords have financially devoured the Irish tenants.
Landlords will eat tenants who cannot pay rent.
Irish parents will not sell their children.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT an advantage anticipated by the narrator of A Modest Proposal?

Proposal will decrease the number of Catholics.
Proposal will decrease the number of beggars.
Proposal will decrease the number of marriages.
Proposal will decrease the number of poor people.

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