12. The narrator of A Journal of the Plague Year says the huge pit was expected to last a month, but it lasted two weeks. What conclusion can you draw from this information? (1 point)
The plague was getting worse.
Fewer people were dying than expected.
The pit was not as big as people thought.
The church forced the pit to close early.
13. How does Defoe make his account, A Journal of the Plague Year, seem realistic? (1 point)
He uses quotations from famous people.
He gives mortality statistics and measurements.
He gives specific symptoms of plague.
He uses metaphors and similes.
14. What is the central theme of the excerpt from Paradise Lost? (1 point)
the fall of the first man and woman
the creation of Hell
the conflict between good and evil
faith in God
15. As Satan sits in Hell, what does he vow to do, according to the excerpt from Paradise Lost? (1 point)
raise a rebellion of angels
seek forgiveness from God
deceive Adam and Eve
create evil out of all good
16. In “A Modest Proposal,” what does Swift propose doing to solve the problem of poverty in Ireland? (1 point)
sell children of the poor into slavery
ship all Catholic children to England
slaughter children of the poor for food
train poor children for the English army
17. According to “A Modest Proposal,” how long does Swift propose that mothers keep their children? (1 point)
until they are one year old
until they are adults
until they finish school
until someone buys them
18. Swift includes many facts and statistics in “A Modest Proposal.” What seems to be his purpose in including this information? (1 point)
to convince people to act
to make his proposal appear logical
to add humor to his proposal
to justify laws to protect the poor
The plague was getting worse.
Fewer people were dying than expected.
The pit was not as big as people thought.
The church forced the pit to close early.
13. How does Defoe make his account, A Journal of the Plague Year, seem realistic? (1 point)
He uses quotations from famous people.
He gives mortality statistics and measurements.
He gives specific symptoms of plague.
He uses metaphors and similes.
14. What is the central theme of the excerpt from Paradise Lost? (1 point)
the fall of the first man and woman
the creation of Hell
the conflict between good and evil
faith in God
15. As Satan sits in Hell, what does he vow to do, according to the excerpt from Paradise Lost? (1 point)
raise a rebellion of angels
seek forgiveness from God
deceive Adam and Eve
create evil out of all good
16. In “A Modest Proposal,” what does Swift propose doing to solve the problem of poverty in Ireland? (1 point)
sell children of the poor into slavery
ship all Catholic children to England
slaughter children of the poor for food
train poor children for the English army
17. According to “A Modest Proposal,” how long does Swift propose that mothers keep their children? (1 point)
until they are one year old
until they are adults
until they finish school
until someone buys them
18. Swift includes many facts and statistics in “A Modest Proposal.” What seems to be his purpose in including this information? (1 point)
to convince people to act
to make his proposal appear logical
to add humor to his proposal
to justify laws to protect the poor