Cards in this guide (21)
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.
What does Crusoe's handling of the corn kernels and rice stalks reveal about his character
He is resourceful and patient
What does Crusoe's exchange of Xury to the Portuguese captain reveal about his character
Crusoe values loyalty but often gains it through
manipulation.
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
When swift the narrator suggests that his proposal is modest what rhetorical technique is he using
What is one way that Swift uses irony in a modest proposal
He creates a distinction between what he says and what he really
means.
Based on what you read in chapters 1 through 9 of Robinson Crusoe which of the following statements would Crusoe most likely agree with
No matter how bad life gets, there is always good to be found
APEX
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
What event from the story does this passage most likely foreshadow
Crusoe's questioning of god's punishment and his anger over it
Which sentence from defoes Robinson crusoe best illustrates the concepts found in the great chain of being
[M]y boy Xury, which I was loth to take; not that I was not willing to let the captain have him, but I was very loth to sell the poor boy's liberty, who had assisted me so faithfully in procuring my own (28).
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)
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
What According to the ideas presented in A Modest Proposal who does the narrator but not Swift himself seem to blame most for Ireland's poverty
Which character motivation best matches this conflict
The girl loves her family and wants to protect them.
APEX
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.
