7.What action does Swift tell his readers his proposal will prevent?

a. The overproduction of poor children

b. The abortion or murder of children unwanted by their parents

c. The practice of charging high rents that the por cannot afford

d. Frequent cannibalism among the poor

9. Swift tells readers that he doesn’t want to hear about alternative proposals like the landlords showing “one degree of mercy towards their tenants” because

a. Right now, there is no hope of that happening

b. The landlords are unforgiveable, and must be punished

c. The cannibals do not deserve any mercy

10. Swift closes his essay by suggesting that the reader should accept his proposal because:

a. Most poor parents would rather have been sold for food as children than live the miserable live they have now

b. Most rich landlords would make far better eating than any other form of food

c. Most cannibals will never give up eating humans because there is no other source of food

d. He has several children of his own whom he suspects will never become useful members of society and so ought to be eaten

Read the following passage and answer the questions below.

Crunch Rocks Cereal Advertisement

Hey kids! I want to tell you about a new cereal straight from the rock piles of Georgia called “Crunch Rocks.” This cereal is crushed by the greasy care of sweaty, sledge-hammering Georgia miners. Each solid stone is carefully selected by the best-behaving criminals in the state and then pulverized into tiny kernels of gravel-like goodness to fill your cereal bowl.

With “Crunch Rocks,” you don’t have to worry about cavities because you won’t have any teeth! The rock pebbles of Crunch of Rocks will destroy them, so you have nothing left in your mouth but bleeding gums. You won’t have to waste your time morning and night brushing and flossing, or ever smile for the camera again.

“Crunch of Rocks” is filled with tasty, hard center of delicious fiber and iron. Its multi-mineral composition will rough up your esophagus and then tear through your intestines. While Georgia isn’t the Sunshine State, the rocks in “Crunch Rocks” have spent centuries baking in the sunlight and are a great source of Vitamin D.

Be sure to place “Crunch Rocks” at the bottom of your grocery bad so it doesn’t smash your eggs and bread. “Crunch Rocks” can also be sued to line your fishbowl or fill potholes in your driveway.

11. Who is the audience for this advertisement?

a. Cereal manufacturers

b. Miners

Young children

d. Nutrition experts

12. What is the author satirizing in this passage?

a. Miners

b. Youth

c. Commercials for breakfast cereals

d. Rocks and minerals

13. Which of the following changes is the author hoping will happen?

a. “Crunch Rocks” cereal will be banned from supermarkets

b. Miners will not do hard labor

c. Children will have better dental hygiene

d. Period will not make decisions about nutrition based on advertisements

14. The purpose of this passage is to:

a. Entertain the reader with a silly cereal ad

b. To tell people that eating rocks is bad for you

c. To sell rocks as a new cereal product

d. To persuade readers that taking care of your teeth isn’t important

15. Because this piece is satire, the author is also

a. Criticizing someone or something

b. Addressing the dangers of altering the shape and size of rocks

16. The author’s tone or feeling in this piece is

a. Amused and playful

b. Serious and grim

c. Angry and violent

d. Mocking and ridiculing

17. The words “its multi-mineral composition will rough up your esophagus and then tear through your intestines” creates an image of:

a. A well-rounded breakfast

A painful eating experiences

c. A healthy, nutritious meal

d. A bowl full of tiny stones

18. When the author says, you won’t have to waste time morning and night brushing and flossing, or ever smile at the camera again,” he means:

These activities are not important, so people shouldn’t spend time doing them

b. “Crunch Rocks” is especially made for people who have no teeth

Oc. Smiling in a photography creates a silly, unflattering image of oneself

d. Eating this cereal will damage your teeth to the point of non-existence

19. Which viewpoint would this author have about schools having vending machines filled with candy and soda in a lunchroom?

a. The author would agree that young people are capable of making education decisions about healthy eating.

b. The author would oppose the unsupervised placement of unhealthy food and drinks in reach of children.

c. The author would support more choices for young people at lunchtime

d. The author would disagree with serving fresh fruits and vegetables alongside sugary snacks.

20. Which satirical device is most effective in this passage?

a. Irony

b. Sarcasm

c. Hyperbole

d. Hypocrisy

Read the Speech to the Troops at Tilbury delivered in August of 1588 by Queen Elizabeth I of England in preparation for an expected invasion by the Spanish Armada. Then answer the questions below.

My loving people,

We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery; but I assure you I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people. Let tyrants fear, I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good will of my subjects; and therefore I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live and die amongst you all;