WorksheetsA Modest Proposal AP Exam Practice
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
Judging by the overall context of the passage, the speaker's intended audience is most likely
poor mothers with large families
other political satirists
social scientists and economists
police officers and heads of state
thieves and beggars
in the fourth paragraph, "schemes of our projectors" is best interpreted to mean
policies mandated by dictators
grossly miscalculated statistics
misguided suggestions of the populace
strategies contrived by the state
speeches delivered to the public
The sentence that begins "There is likewise another great advantage" (para. 5) contains which of the following?
compound subject
interjection
objective pronoun
infinitive
paradox
The rhetorical strategy of the phrase "which would move tears and pity in the most savage and inhuman breast" (para. 5) is best described as
anachronism
euphemism
appeal to ethos
evasive syntax
dramatic irony
All of the following are considered advantages of the speaker's proposal EXCEPT
reducing the burden in the parents' household
subsidizing the feeding and clothing of many households
reducing the occurrence of voluntary abortions
contributing to a more equitable distribution of resources
providing entertainment and sustenance for family and friends
In paragraph 6, which of the following rhetorical strategies is most evident?
invective
appeal to logos
colloquialism
appeal to pathos
ambiguity
In context, the word "salable" (para. 7) is best interpreted to mean
marketable
laudable
credulous
discernible
speculative
Which of the following best describes the speaker's diction in paragraph 8?
formal
pedantic
lyrical
mocking
ambivalent
In paragraph 10, the speaker compares children to "sheep, black cattle, or swine" chiefly as a means to
appeal to ethos
cater to a rural audience
continue an extended analogy
show objective reasoning
suggest a lack of intelligence
The tone of the overall passage is most accurately characterized as
ironic and satirical
academic and objective
immature and nostalgic
pensive and didactic
confessional and hyperbolic
