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A Modest Proposal Reading Check

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What reaction did Swift want his readers to have?
a)
shock
b)
hunger
c)
brainstorm other ways to use carcasses
d)
indifference
2.

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

3.
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.
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 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
6.

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.

7.
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.
8.
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?
9.
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
10.

Who does Swift feel bad for and why does 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

11.
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.
12.
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.
13.
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
14.
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
15.

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of Swift's proposal?

a)

Realty 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

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