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A Modest Proposal

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A Modest Proposal

Jonathan Swift

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Which of the following social problems does Swift's proposal not address?

(A) Poverty

(B) Unemployment

(D) Homosexuality

Who, according to Swift, are the "principle Breeders of the Nations"?

(A) Catholics

(B) Dissenting Protestants

(D) Hindus

What will be the average price of a child, according to Swift's calculations?

(A) Five shillings

(B) Eight shillings

(D) Five pounds

At what age does Swift suggest that children should be sold?

(A) At birth

(B) At one year

(D) At twelve years

Why does the author reject the idea of eating teenagers?

(A) Because they are old enough to feel pain

(B) Because the children might fight back

(D) Because they are more valuable as farm labor

What is the author's religious affiliation?

(A) Anglican

(B) Catholic

(D) Mormon

Which of the following is not one of the alternative "expedients" the author rejects?

(A) Taxing absentee landlords

(B) Buying domestic goods

(D) Joining the United Kingdom

Who does Swift suggest would be happy to "eat up our whole Nation," even without salt?

(A) England

(B) Absentee landlords

(D) The savages of Formosa

What evidence does the author offer for the disinterestedness of his proposal?

(A) His years of loyal service to in the Irish Parliament

(B) His status as a clergyman

(D) The fact that he is a vegetarian

Of the children who will be allowed to survive, what will be the ratio of males to females?

(A) 1:1

(B) 2:1

(D) 1:4

What does the author suggest can be made out of the skin of the butchered infants?

(A) Sausage casings

(B) Men's hats

(D) Ladies' gloves

Who will be the primary consumers of human flesh, according to the proposal?

(A) The rich

(B) Welfare recipients

(D) Atheists

What is a "Papist"?

(A) A political pamphleteer

(B) An absentee landowner

(D) A cannibal

Where will the meat of babies not be consumed?

(A) In Dublin

(B) In the countryside

(D) In England

At what age can a child normally begin a career as a thief?

(A) Four

(B) Six

(D) Fifteen

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