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Satire in Swift's "A Modest Proposal" (Continued) — Quiz

Question 13 • English Language Arts 12

Which are main ideas of Swift’s "A Modest Proposal"? Choose three correct answers.

Answer
A
Swift maintains that his solution to end poverty in England is the easiest, cheapest, and most effective proposal thus far made.
B
Men would take better care of their pregnant wives because they would not want to do anything to cause a miscarriage.
C
People could solve the problem of poverty in England by breeding, selling, and eating its impoverished children.
D
Those who constantly breed would have to care for their children for only one year before selling them for a profit.
E
The practice of eating impoverished children would benefit the poor, the wealthy, and the English economy.
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