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What problem was Ireland facing when Swift wrote A Modest Proposal

English landlords charging Irish households expensive rent

What is one of the reasons that Swift gives for his proposal

Children would become valuable property.

Harvesting poor infants will reduce the number of Papists in the country.

Why was swift criticized for the ideas satirized in Gulliver's travels

Because he wrote so harshly about human failings and weaknesses

Which social problem does swift most strongly address in his proposal

unemployment

Social-class inequality

Which statement best reflects the purpose of satire

It encourages change or reform.

It reveals flaws in a society in an indirect way.

What is a sentence for consistently

He consistently attended classes related to his field.

What group is targeted negatively but indirectly by Swift in A modest Proposal

upper-class families of ireland - apex

In what way does a modest proposal fit the definition of satire

It criticizes British attitudes toward poverty in Ireland, but in an indirect way. <APEX>

According to the narrator what advantage do the impoverished children of Ireland have

They can become thieves.

Which sentence best describes the narrator's purpose in writing this proposal

He is proposing a solution to the problem of Irish parents who cannot financially support their children.

Which event from the story best represents the character-versus-character conflict

Crusoe loses his newly built roof to an earthquake.

How are satire and sarcasm different

Satire is used to persuade an audience, while sarcasm is used to tell a joke

What is one example from A Modest Proposal in which the narrator's tone doesn't match the topic he is discussing

He provides practical ideas for recipes....

For which reason would writers most likely choose to write satire

they want to criticize socially accepted values (Apex)

What is the best example of a cultural value

Respect animals and pets

Which of the following scenarios would most likely be considered situational irony

Renee was elated when they handed her the first-place spelling bee plaque, but she frowned when she discovered they'd misspelled a word on the plaque.

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