Question

Which of the following were likely factors that prompted Swift to write "A Modest Proposal?" Select all that apply.

A) An overpopulation problem in Ireland
B) Severe poverty in Ireland brought about by heavy English taxation
C) England's refusal to allow Ireland self-government
D) Pro-Catholic sentiment in England

Answer 1

D) Pro-Catholic sentiment in England,
C) England's refusal to allow Ireland self-government

Answer 2

Answer:

Severe poverty in Ireland brought about by heavy English taxation

England's refusal to allow Ireland self-government

Explanation:

Jonathan Swift's satirical essay of name "A Modest Proposal" is about the act of selling children as food for rich people as if that was a solution for poverty in Ireland. The satire was motivated by the situation in which the country was back then, of poverty and lack of sovereignty.