Satire in Swift's "A Modest Proposal" (Continued) — Quiz
Question 8 • Language Arts 12
Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal." Those who are more thrifty (as I must confess the times require) may flea the carcass; the skin of which, artificially dressed, will make admirable gloves for ladies, and summer boots for fine gentlemen. The false premise in this excerpt is that
Answer
A
some people in England were suffering from poverty and hunger.
B
people would be willing to use the skin of children to make clothing.
C
some women wore gloves and some men wore summer boots.
D
people sometimes spend less during times of economic hardship.