Cards in this guide (17)
What problem was Ireland facing when Swift wrote A Modest Proposal
English landlords charging Irish households expensive rent
Which social problem does swift most strongly address in his proposal
unemployment
Social-class inequality
Which element of satire makes something seem less important than it really is
What does Crusoe's second trip to Guinea reveal about his character
Which of the following story events from Robinson Crusoe would be considered situational irony
Crusoe purchases a sugar cane plantation and lives the life he
told his father that he didn't want to live.
Crusoe wants freedom, so he leaves his parents' house, but then
he's forced to be a slave to a ship captain.
What group is targeted negatively but indirectly by Swift in A modest Proposal
upper-class families of ireland - apex
What is one example from a modest proposal in which the narrators tone doesn't match the topic he is discussing
He provides practical ideas for recipes on cooking children in the kitchen.
Which story element gives the reader the most insight into the negative aspects of a culture's code of behavior
How the antagonist opposes other characters in the story
Which event from the story best represents the character-versus-character conflict
Crusoe loses his newly built roof to an earthquake.
Which 17th century value is most clearly shown in Robinson crusoe
Being grateful, which is shown by Crusoe thanking God for his survival
APEX
Who or what is most likely the antagonist in the scenario
For which reason would writers most likely choose to write satire
they want to criticize socially accepted values (Apex)
Based on the events in Robinson Crusoe what statement most likely reflects Defoe's beliefs about governors and subjects
the best masters are the ones who act as fathers toward their subjects
Crusoe's struggle with escaping the Turkish ship captain is best represented by what type of conflict
Character versus character
What is the best example of a cultural value
which conflict is most clearly related to cultural values
a person eats shellfish on march 3 which is forbidden by society
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.
