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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who wrote A Modest Proposal?
Jonathan Smith
Jonathan Edwards
Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Williams
- 2. Multiple Choice
What literary device can be found in A Modest Proposal?
Irony
Satire
Sarcasm
All of the above
- 3. Multiple Choice
What historical event inspired A Modest Proposal?
Anglo-Irish War
Diet of Worms
Penal Laws
Great Famine
- 4. Multiple Choice
What was Swift's "proposal" for the Irish?
Anabolism
Cannibalism
Catabolism
Metabolism
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT a reason to promote the "proposal?"
Rebel against Protestants
Stimulate the economy
Reduce the number of Papists
Improve life and morale
- 6. Multiple Choice
What year was A Modest Proposal written?
1607
1729
1812
1945
- 7. Multiple Choice
"Therefore I repeat, let no man talk to me of these and the like expedients, 'till he hath at least some glimpse of hope, that there will ever be some hearty and sincere attempt to put them into practice."
Which of the following is a synonym of expedient?
(Select two.)
Adventure
Measure
Incident
Method
- 8. Multiple Choice
"Some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed..."
Which of the following is antonym for desponding?
(Select two.)
Encouraging
Disheartening
Optimistic
Saddening
- 9. Multiple Choice
"We should soon see an honest emulation among the married women, which of them could bring the fattest child to the market."
Which of the following is the definition of emulation?
Effort or desire to equal or excel others
A humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing
Moderation or self-restraint in action
Extreme or excessive economy or frugality
- 10. Multiple Choice
Who was responsible for the marriage annulment that resulted in the English Reformation?
Henry V
Henry VI
Henry VII
Henry VIII
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