AP-Style Multiple-Choice Quiz (Jonathan Swift, “A Modest Proposal”)

AP-Style Multiple Choice Quiz

Jonathan Swift, “A Modest Proposal”

After reading the selection from “A Modest Proposal,” choose the best answer to each question. Click the submit button when finished. The following questions refer to paragraphs 4–10.

Question 7.19 Judging by the overall context of the passage, the speaker’s intended audience is most likely

1. Judging by the overall context of the passage, the speaker’s intended audience is most likely

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Question 7.20 In the fourth paragraph, “schemes of our projectors” is best interpreted to mean

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Question 7.21 The sentence that begins “There is likewise another great advantage” (para. 5) contains which of the following?

3. The sentence that begins “There is likewise another great advantage” (para. 5) contains which of the following?

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Question 7.22 The rhetorical strategy of the phrase “which would move tears and pity in the most savage and inhuman breast” (para. 5) is best described as

4. The rhetorical strategy of the phrase “which would move tears and pity in the most savage and inhuman breast” (para. 5) is best described as

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Question 7.23 All of the following are considered advantages of the speaker’s proposal EXCEPT

5. All of the following are considered advantages of the speaker’s proposal EXCEPT

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Question 7.24 In paragraph 6, which of the following rhetorical strategies is most evident?

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Question 7.25 In context, the word “salable” (para. 7) is best interpreted to mean

7. In context, the word “salable” (para. 7) is best interpreted to mean

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Question 7.26 Which of the following best describes the speaker’s diction in paragraph 8?

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Question 7.27 In paragraph 10, the speaker compares children to “sheep, black cattle, or swine” chiefly as a means to

9. In paragraph 10, the speaker compares children to “sheep, black cattle, or swine” chiefly as a means to

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Question 7.28 The tone of the overall passage is most accurately characterized as

10. The tone of the overall passage is most accurately characterized as

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