A Modest Proposal and Other Satires Quizzes

A Modest Proposal and Other Satires Quiz 1

1 In the beginning of "A Modest Proposal,” what are the mothers of Ireland doing instead of working?
stealing

engaging in prostitution

begging for their infant children

ignoring their infant children
2 What do the children of the begging mothers do when they grow up?
borrow money to support themselves

steal, fight for France, or sell themselves

steal, fight for Spain, or sell themselves

find employment to support themselves
3 The writer calls the condition of the poor children in Ireland what?
deplorable

regrettable

unavoidable

commendable
4 What should be done for the person who can solve the conditions in Ireland, or “whoever could find out a fair, cheap, and easy method of making these children sound, useful members of the commonwealth”?
he should be executed

he should receive a medal

a statue should be erected for him

he should be banished
5 According to Swift's narrator, for how long may a child be supported on mother's milk, and perhaps two shillings?
one year

six months

two years

three years
6 What is NOT an advantage to his idea that Swift's narrator cites in “A Modest Proposal”?
it will decrease wife-beating

it will decrease sibling rivalry

it will decrease the population of Ireland

it will decrease the number of voluntary abortions
7 According to Swift's narrator, how many people live in Ireland?
one million and a quarter

two million

one million

one million and a half
8 At what age does the narrator in “A Modest Proposal” think children learn the ability to steal?
age three

age seven

age six

age one
9 The merchants assure the narrator of “A Modest Proposal” that
a child of twelve is a saleable commodity

a child of twelve is not old enough to steal

a child of twelve is not a saleable commodity

a child of twelve would make a delicious dinner
10 The acquaintance of the narrator, who assures him that a child is a “delicious food,” is from where?
Formosa

Spain

England

America
11 How many females should be kept alive for “breeding” purposes, in relation to one male?
six females to one male

four females to one male

two females to one male

three females to one male
12 How many dishes will a child make for “entertainment for friends”?
three dishes

four dishes

one dish

two dishes
13 How much does Swift's narrator guess a child weighs after it is born?
twelve pounds

twenty pounds

ten pounds

twenty-eight pounds
14 For whom will the food of infants be “proper,” as they have “already devoured most of the parents”?
the papists

the landlords

the priests

the beggars
15 For how long does Swift's narrator predict infant flesh will be in season?
only in March

throughout the year

only in February

only in the spring
16 In what month will the infants be most plentiful?
April

October

March

February
17 Why will the infants be most plentiful at that time?
unborn children are most likely to survive to birth in that month

it is nine months after the end of Lent

it is nine months after Christmas

it is a quirk of Irish genetics
18 About how much does Swift's narrator guess a gentleman will pay for the carcass of an infant?
one pound

ten shillings

eight shillings

two shillings
19 The carcass of an infant may serve what purposes?
ladies’ gloves and gentlemen’s hats

ladies’ hats and gentlemen’s boots

ladies’ gloves and gentlemen’s boots

gentlemen’s gloves and ladies’ boots
20 Who suggests to Swift's narrator that the people of Ireland also consume children of fourteen?
a very worthy person

a Spaniard

a priest

a very wicked person
21 Why does Swift's narrator reject the idea of eating Irish children of fourteen?
the flesh of boys of fourteen is too lean from constant exercise

children of fourteen may resist capture and murder

it is wrong to eat children of fourteen

the flesh of boys of fourteen is too supple from constant exercise
22 The acquaintance of the narrator has learned about cannibalism of older children from another acquaintance from where?
Spain

Australia

America

Formosa
23 What is the first reason Swift's narrator provides in favor of his proposal?
it will decrease the number of Protestants

it will decrease wife-beating

it will decrease the number of Puritans

it will decrease the number of papists
24 What is the second reason Swift's narrator provides in favor of his proposal?
it will decrease the number of Puritans

it will decrease the number of papists

it will give the poor something valuable of their own

it will decrease wife-beating
25 What is the third reason Swift's narrator provides in favor of his proposal?
it will increase the overall wealth of the nation

it will decrease the number of papists

it will decrease the overall wealth of the nation

it will give the poor something valuable of their own

What impression do you get of the narrator in lines 22-39? on "A Modest Proposal"

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What does Swift tell his readers is his proposed solution to the social problem?

a. Eat the poor Irish children

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What does the extreme nature of the proposal imply about English treatment of the Irish?

Swift's persona highlights the economic inequality in Ireland and England with “A Modest Proposal.” In the beginning of the essay, he expresses great sympathy for the beggars of Ireland, describing their destitution in detail. His solution of...

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