Worksheets"A Modest Proposal," Rhetoric, & Satire Quiz
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 32mins
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Class
Date
1.
The purpose of A Modest Proposal is to satirize...
a)
English policy in Ireland
b)
Irish bankers
c)
Tenants who don't pay rent
d)
Overpopulation concerns
2.
In the beginning, what image does the narrator describe that represents the problem(s) he plans to resolve?
a)
A horse with 3 legs that is killed and its meat sold in market.
b)
A poor woman begging with a string of her children behind her.
c)
A poor man with a thick beard begging for food, then dying on the street.
d)
A thin, malnourished child eating crumbs from the dumpster behind a diner.
3.
What large scale societal problem does Swift plan to resolve?
a)
Overpopulation of Ireland
b)
Spreading religion to Ireland
c)
Mistreatment of Irish poor
d)
Uplifting the English poor
4.
For how long is a mother able to breastfeed her child without additoinal expense?
a)
6 months
b)
9 months
c)
12 months
d)
15 months
5.
What is Swift's claim?
a)
The English need to be treated better or they will start to eat children.
b)
The Irish need to handle their money better or they will have to sell children.
c)
The English should sell their children into Irish slavery to help their economy.
d)
The Irish should sell their babies to English butchers as a delicacy.
6.
What does Swift mean when he says, "The English landlords have already devoured most of the Irish parents?
a)
Cannibalism has been part of English culture.
b)
The landlords have financially devoured the Irish tenants.
c)
Landlords will eat tenants who cannot pay rent.
d)
Irish parents will not sell their children.
7.
Which of the following is NOT an advantage anticipated by the narrator of A Modest Proposal?
a)
Proposal will decrease the number of Catholics.
b)
Proposal will decrease the number of beggars.
c)
Proposal will decrease the number of marriages.
d)
Proposal will decrease the # of poor people.
8.
Which of the following is NOT a solution Swift contemplates?
a)
Improving mentoring programs
b)
Producing your own food and clothing
c)
Rejecting materialism
d)
Breaking animosity and factions
9.
What 2 questions does Swift suggest to anyone with other ideas that resolve the problem he identified?
a)
How will you decrease Catholics and support them without debt?
b)
How will you feed and clothe 100,000 people and support them without debt?
c)
How will you decrease the Protestants? How will you then buy stock?
d)
How will you feed Irish babies and decrease the population?
10.
The narrator claims to have no personal motive behind his proposal because...
a)
He is English and could not benefit from his proposal
b)
His wife is past childbearing age
c)
He lives in the country and doesn't own a farm
d)
He is not a landlord and does not wish to be rich
11.
Who does Swift feel bad for and why deos he feel bad for them?
a)
Irish. Because they are pitiful and complacent
b)
English. Because they are pitiful and complacent
c)
Irish. Because they are poor and hopeless
d)
English. Because they are poor and hopeless
12.
Does Swift expect his readers to seriously consider his proposal? Why?
a)
No. He is trying to raise awareness about an issue.
b)
Yes. He is trying to create a new part of the meat industry.
c)
No. He is trying to help the Irish win the war with England.
d)
Yes. He is trying to help the English win the war with Ireland.
13.
What did Swift want readers to learn from his proposal?
a)
Irish poverty is temporary; you can fix your situation.
b)
Irish wealth is subjective; you can be poor and be happy.
c)
The English mistreat the Irish and cause their poverty.
d)
The English need more meat industry to get out of debt.
14.
What do you think is Swift's attitude toward the treatment of Ireland's poor people?
a)
He dislikes the treatment of Ireland's poor people
b)
He promotes the treatment of Ireland's poor people
c)
He justifies the treatment of Ireland's poor people
d)
He celebrates the treatment of Ireland's poor people
15.
Which of the following quotes is an example of irony?
a)
"...as I have already observed, it will lessen the number of papists"
b)
"I have already computed the charge of nursing a beggar's child"
c)
"But this & many others I omit, being studious of brevity"
d)
"Besides others who might have infant flesh at weddings"
16.
What two pieces of evidence strongly support Swift's attitude toward the treatment of Ireland's poor people?
a)
His assurance of religious freedom & statistical prowess
b)
His nationality & his excitement for new income for the Irish
c)
His plan for "baby-skin" clothing & his wife past childbearing age
d)
His list of bad solutions and quote about devouring parents
17.
What two aspects of Swift's writing clearly indicate Swift's purpose?
a)
his attention to detail and honesty
b)
his imagery and statistics
c)
his irony and understatement
d)
his grammar and organization
18.
Why does Swift use the term "dam" when referring to woman?
a)
his honesty &
he is angry at the way they act
he is angry at the way they act
b)
he hopes to get their attention
c)
it makes them seem like animals
d)
it was just a popular term used in soclety
19.
What is the amount of children born to poor parents annually?
a)
2,000
b)
120,000,000
c)
12,000
d)
120,000
20.
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of Swift's proposal?
a)
reatly lessen the number of Papists
b)
Poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own
c)
Bring great customs to taverns
d)
it will add to the divorce rates
21.
What is the irony in Swift being "studious of brevity"?
a)
he is anything but short
b)
he is doubtful his plan will work
c)
he never went to college
d)
he feels his plan is unrealistic
22.
What month will infant flesh be so plentiful?
a)
January
b)
February
c)
March
d)
April
23.
Which is NOT a way Dublin could take off annually about 20,000 carcasses?
a)
repeat customers
b)
funerals
c)
Christenings
d)
Weddings
24.
satire that criticizes some social vice through gentle, mild, and light-hearted humor.
a)
Horatio
b)
Juvenile
c)
Horatian
d)
Juvenalian
25.
An obvious exaggeration
a)
hyperbole
b)
sarcasm
c)
understatement
d)
reversal
26.
Rhetorical device that relies mainly on stats, numbers, charts, or other evidence
a)
ethos
b)
logos
c)
pathos
27.
satire that addresses social evil through scorn, outrage, and savage ridicule.
a)
Horatian
b)
Juvenalian
28.
Rhetorical device that evokes strong emotion
a)
ethos
b)
logos
c)
pathos
29.
A drastic overstatement
a)
understatement
b)
exaggeration
c)
parody
d)
reversal
30.
Lessening the importance of an event or moment
a)
hyperbole
b)
incongruity
c)
understatement
d)
sarcasm
31.
In "A Modest Proposal" what does Swift propose doing to solve the poverty in Ireland?
a)
sell children into slavery
b)
ship the Catholic children to England
c)
slaughter children of the poor for food
d)
train poor children for the English army
32.
What dehumanizing term did Swift use when referring to poor Irish women?
a)
meat
b)
old bags
c)
breeders
d)
dogs
33.
imitates or misrepresents somebody’s style, usually in a humorous way
a)
parody
b)
reversal
c)
incongruity
d)
hyperbole
34.
involves something improper, that does not fit the scene
a)
parody
b)
sarcasm
c)
reversal
d)
incongruity
35.
a)
Horatian satire
b)
Juvenalian satire
36.
a)
hyperbole
b)
reversal
c)
incongruity
d)
parody
37.
a)
parody
b)
incongruity
c)
hyperbole
d)
sarcasm
38.
a)
Horatian& Reversal
b)
Juvenalian& Parody
c)
Horatian & Incongruity
d)
Juvenalian & Reversal
39.
a)
Horatian
b)
Juvenalian
40.
a)
parody
b)
reversal
c)
hyperbole
d)
exaggeration
41.
a)
ethos
b)
logos
c)
pathos
42.
An argument based on credibility, reputation, authority
a)
ethos
b)
logos
c)
pathos
43.
In "A Modest Proposal" how long does Swift propose that mother's keep their children?
a)
Until they are adults
b)
Until they finish school
c)
Until someone buys them as a slave
d)
Until they are a year old
44.
In "A Modest Proposal" the acquaintance of the narrator, who assures him that a child is a “delicious food,” is from where?
a)
England
b)
America
c)
Spain
d)
Barbados
45.
a)
reversal
b)
parody
c)
incongruity
d)
hyperbole
46.
Why is this ironic?
a)
It is not ironic.
b)
People go to the gym to burn calories, not be lazy.
c)
Fitness is misspelled.
d)
The escalators are not working.
47.
a)
satire
b)
irony
c)
parody
d)
hyperbole
48.
What satirical technique is being employed?
a)
Exaggeration
b)
Reversal
c)
Incongruity
d)
Parody
49.
a)
Exaggeration
b)
Reversal
c)
Incongruity
d)
Parody
50.
a)
Ethos
b)
Pathos
c)
Logos
51.
"As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results."
a)
ethos
b)
logos
c)
pathos
52.
Satire is a manner of writing that mixes critical attitude with wit and humor in an effort to improve mankind and human institutions.
a)
True
b)
False
53.
Which appeal is most clearly used here?
a)
ethos
b)
pathos
c)
logos
54.
Which appeal is most clearly used here?
a)
Ethos
b)
Pathos
c)
Logos
55.
a)
Sarcasm
b)
Incongruity
c)
Reversal
d)
Parody
56.
a)
hyperbole
b)
incogruity
c)
parody
d)
sarcasm
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