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- 1. Multiple Choice
What large scale societal problem does Swift propose to resolve?
overpopulation of Ireland
spreading religion to Ireland
mistreatment of Irish poor
uplifting the English poor
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the main idea the 'Proposer' proposes?
The English need to be treated better or they will start to eat children.
The Irish need to handle their money better or they will have to sell children.
The English should sell their children into Irish slavery to help their economy.
The Irish should sell their babies to the English as a delicacy for the wealthy.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does Swift mean when he says, "The English landlords have already devoured most of the Irish parents"?
Cannibalism has been part of English culture.
The landlords have financially destroyed the Irish tenants.
Landlords will eat tenants who cannot pay rent.
Irish parents will not sell their children.
- 4. Multiple Choice
The narrator claims to have no personal motive behind his proposal because... (from the conclusion)
he is English and could not benefit from his proposal
his wife is past childbearing age
he lives in the country and doesn't own a farm
he is not a landlord and does not wish to be rich
- 5. Multiple Choice
Who does Swift feel bad for and why doe he feel bad for them?
The Irish because they are pitiful and complacent
The English because they are pitiful and complacent
The Irish, because they are poor, starving and oppressed.
The English because they are Protestant.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceDoes Swift expect his readers to seriously consider his proposal? Why?No. He is trying to raise awareness about an issue.Yes. He is trying to create a new part of the meat industry.No. He is trying to help the Irish win the war with England.Yes. He is trying to help the English win the war with Ireland.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of Swift's proposal?
It will greatly lessen the number of Papists.
Poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own.
It will bring great new culinary customs to the taverns.
It will add to the divorce rates.
- 8. Multiple Choice
The "very knowing" acquaintance of the narrator, who assures him that a child is a “delicious food,” is from where?
England
America
Spain
Barbados
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is.... using specific techniques (humor, exaggeration, irony) in order to criticize, mock or ridicule human folly or vice?
SATIRE
parody
invective
modest proposals
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is... to enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen?
exaggeration
understatement
situational irony
satire
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is... to present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings ?
parody
incongruity
hyperbole
understatement
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is... to present opposite of normal order (order of events, hierarchical order, etc) ?
hyperbole
parody
reversal
situational irony
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is.... imitating the techniques and/or style
of someone or something to ridicule the original ?
parody
caricature
sarcasm
dramatic irony
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is... exaggerating one particular feature of the target to achieve a grotesque or ridiculous effect ?
caricature
sarcasm
satire
situational irony
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is....exaggeration; making to seem more important than it really is; creating emphasis through extreme exaggeration ?
travesty
parody
situtational irony
overstatement
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is... the opposite of exaggeration; a statement that expresses a fact too weakly or less emphatically than it should; reducing the size or importance of something ?
understatement
overstatement
hyperbole
parody
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is... what you mean to say is different/opposite from the words you use ?
verbal irony
situational irony
overstatement
grotesque
- 18. Multiple Choice
The title of the essay, “ A Modest Proposal,” is an example of
understatement
incongruity
caricature
grotesque
- 19. Multiple Choice
“A Modest Proposal” is a satire because
Swift really doesn’t want to eat babies.
Swift is using specific techniques to criticize a group of people in order to bring about awareness of a serious problem.
It's absurd and funny.
It's an attack on religion.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Why do writers use satire to talk about political or social problems?
Satire is the most powerful form of protest
If you can make people laugh, you can make them think about a problem or issue.
It is a great way to set a serious tone.
They want to confuse people and satire is perfect for that.
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