A Modest Proposal

Protestants believed that-

• Catholics became corrupted.

• Catholics were moral.

• Catholics were the original Christian.

• Good works can give people salvation.

The people of Ireland was mostly

• Poor and Protestant

• Poor and Roman Catholic

• Rich and Protestant

• Middle Class and Roman Catholic

James Francis Edward Stuart was

• accepted by the people of England

• Roman Catholic

• Protestant

• Not favored by the people of Ireland

Why James Francis is often mentioned as "the pretender"?

• because people of Ireland supported him

• because he was a violent ruler

• because he did not know how to rule

• because people of England did not support him

A Modest Proposal is a-

• Horatian Satire

• Juvenalian Satire

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

What is the main proposal put forth by the author in "A Modest Proposal"?

• To increase taxes on the wealthy

• To encourage the Irish to emigrate to other countries

• To sell Irish infants as food for the wealthy

• All of the options

According to the author, what are the benefits of his proposal?

• It will improve the economy by increasing demand for infant meat

• It will increase the population of the poor in Ireland

• It will increase the Catholic population

• It will decrease the rate of the rents of the landlords

How does the author suggest that Irish infants should be prepared for consumption?

• Roasted over an open flame and knifing

• Boiled and seasoned with spices

• Cooked in a stew with vegetables

• All of the options

What is the tone of the author's proposal?

• Humorous and lighthearted

• Sarcastic and satirical

• Serious and straightforward

• Gloomy and Pessimistic

What is the author's attitude towards the wealthy in "A Modest Proposal"?

• He admires and respects them

• He is indifferent to them

• He criticizes and satirizes them

• He expresses his love towards them