Review for "A Modest Proposal"

Which of the following social problems does Swift's proposal NOT address?

• Poverty

• Corruption

• Unemployment

• Population

Who, according to Swift, are the "principle Breeders of the Nations"?

• Catholics

• Anglicans

• Dissenting Protestants

• Hindus

At what age does Swift suggest that children should be sold?

• At birth

• At five years

• At one year

• At twelve years

Why does the author reject the idea of eating teenagers?

• Because they are old enough to feel pain

• Because the children might fight back

• Because their meat is tough

• Because they are more valuable as farm labor

Which of the following is NOT one of the alternative "expedients" the author rejects?

• Taxing absentee landlords

• Buying domestic goods

• Joining the United Kingdom

• Instilling patriotism

Who does Swift suggest would be happy to "eat up our whole Nation," even without salt?

• England

• Irish Catholics

• Absentee landlords

• The savages from Formosa

What evidence does the author offer for the disinterestedness of his proposal?

• His years of loyal service in the Irish Parliament

• His status as a cleryman

• The fact that he is childless

• The fact that he is a vegetarian

Of the children who will be allowed to survive, what will be the ratio of males to females?

• 1:1

• 2:1

• 1:2

• 1:4

What does the author suggest can be made out of the skin of the butchered infants?

• Men's hats

• Sausage casings

• Ladies' gloves

• Diapers

Who will be the primary consumers of human flesh, according to the proposal?

• The rich

• Welfare recipients

• The old and infirm

• Atheists