'A Modest Proposal'

What problem does the narrator call attention to in the first paragraph of 'A Modest Proposal'?

• his own inability to find work

• his wife's inability to bear children

• female beggars accompanied by children

• the country's ongoing war with Spain

In 'A Modest Proposal,' what does the speaker claim motivates his proposal?

• public good

• personal benefit

• political power

• religious authority

In para. 29, the narrator creates a shift in the essay when he offers and rejects alternative solutions. What was the purpose of this?

• To show how much more intelligent the Projector is than anybody else.

• To distract from the weakness of the Projector's proposal.

• to drop satire and offer things that could actually improve conditions.

• to show how impractical and evil some people can be.

In the final sentence, the Projector attempts to show his sincerity with which one of the these observations?

• his youngest child 9 years old, and wife beyond child-bearing age.

• he has no children, and his wife is dead.

• He is a citizen of England.

• He is a devout Roman Catholic

The tone of the Projector/Narrator is best described as

• reasoned and confident

• ironic, absurd, and outraged

• condescending and indifferent

• arrogant and illogical

The tone of Jonathan Swift is best described as

• reasoned and confident

• arrogant and illogical

• condescending and indifferent

• ironic, absurd, and occasionally outraged

The PROJECTOR evidently wishes to effect which of the following among the members of his audience?

• they will absolve the speaker of selfish motives.

• they will be convinced of the soundness of the proposal.

• They will encourage Irish Catholics to participate in the scheme.

• all three answers

SWIFT evidently wished to effect which of the following among the members of his audience?

• they will be convinced of the soundness of the proposal

• they will absolve the speaker of selfish motives

• They will encourage Irish Catholics to participate in the scheme.

• they will feel their own immoral motives and acts exposed.

Because 'the flesh [is] of too tender...to admit a long continuance in salt,' where will it NOT be consumed?

• in taverns

• in the mansions of wealthy landlords

• in England

• in Dublin, Ireland

Which of the following is most effective in alleviating feelings of disgust in the reader?

• the ironic nature of the proposal

• the blunt candor (open and honest) of the proposal

• the speaker’s avoidance of the grotesque