

Satire Jonathan Swift
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English
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University
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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5 Slides • 9 Questions
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Multiple Choice
The purpose of the passage is most likely to
describe the cultural landscape in Gulliver’s Travels
draw a comparison between the fictional world Gulliver experienced and the similar imaginative elements of eighteenth-century London
point out the superfluous nature of entertainment in Swift’s London
provide evidence that Swift’s satire is derived from the natural curiosity of European royalty
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Multiple Choice
In the passage, the author’s overall attitude toward Gulliver’s Travels can best be described as
generally appreciative
bitingly sarcastic
insistently dismissive
cleverly subversive
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Multiple Choice
“Scriblerians” (line 16) refers to
characters in Swift’s novels
a London-based circle of English authors
English politicians and aristocrats
book craftsmen in London
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Multiple Choice
It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Jonathan Swift was
a producer of public entertainments
a painter as well as an author
a member of the Scriblerians
a citizen of London
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Multiple Choice
The stylistic feature most evident in the first two paragraphs (lines 1–20) is the use of
repeated syntactical patterns
shifts in tense and person
didactic analogies and asides
historical allusions
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Multiple Choice
In describing miniature people and landscapes in the final paragraph, the author emphasizes their
size
transience
obscurity
commonness
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Multiple Choice
The speaker’s tone might best be described as
dejected but hopeful
emphatic and insistent
scholarly and enthusiastic
erudite and cynical
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Multiple Choice
The details in lines 46–52 suggest the scene is viewed by which of the following?
A critical literary scholar
An impartial anthropologist
An intrigued visitor
A struggling writer
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Multiple Choice
In the final paragraph (lines 37–66), the writer mentions “peepshows” and “moving pictures” primarily to
suggest that Gulliver’s Travels was purely allegorical in its significance
illustrate the fascination that Scriblerians had with popular curiosities of the era
emphasize the influence of popular entertainment on literature
explain how Swift copied the literary styles and themes of his time
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Click the links and download the pdfs of textbooks that may or may not be pirated in the following 3 slides. Thats piracy and is bad.
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Cracking the AP English Literature & Composition Exam, 2017 -- Princeton Review -- College Test Preparation, 2016 -- Random House Children's Books -- 9781101920176 -- 7d58e6a716f593c9b424d131d39b1058 -- Anna’s Arc.pdf - Google Drive
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Princeton Review AP English Language & Composition Premium -- The Princeton Review -- College Test Preparation, 18, 2023 -- Random House Children's -- 9780593517079 -- d3900ed6294455e0339f2b8efd98c67a -- Anna’s Ar.pdf - Google Drive
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AP English Language and Composition Premium, 2023-2024_ 8 -- George Ehrenhaft -- 2022 -- Barrons Educational Services -- 9781506279343 -- ca4cc658d480fa58c49bbc00bf2ca5b2 -- Anna’s Archive.pdf - Google Drive
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