A Modest Proposal

A Modest Proposal

11th - 12th Grade

16 Qs

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A Modest Proposal

A Modest Proposal

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English

11th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In “A Modest Proposal,” what does Swift propose doing to solve the problem of poverty in Ireland?

sell children of the poor into slavery

slaughter children of the poor for food

train poor children to work in English factories

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these statements from “A Modest Proposal” is an example of understatement?

The number of souls in this kingdom being usually reckoned one million and a half . . .

I can think of no one objection . . . against this proposal, unless it should be urged that the number of people will be thereby much lessened in the kingdom.

These mothers instead of being able to work for their honest livelihood, are forced to employ all their time in strolling, to beg sustenance for their helpless infants. . . .

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Vocabulary. _____- saying the opposite of what is meant

hyperbole

irony (verbal)

parody

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Swift includes many facts and statistics in “A Modest Proposal.” What seems to be his purpose in including this information?

to convince people to act

to make his proposal appear logical

to justify laws to protect the poor

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term best describes this statement from “A Modest Proposal”?

. . . the poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own . . . and help to pay their landlord’s rent, their corn and cattle being already seized, and money a thing unknown.

understatement

exaggeration

sarcasm

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to “A Modest Proposal,” how long does Swift propose that mothers

keep their children?

until they are one year old

until they finish school

until someone buys them

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does Swift use terms such as breeders, creatures, and carcasses when referring to the poor of Ireland in “A Modest Proposal”?

to show that he is a scientist

to imply that they are considered less than human

to be as exact as possible

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