Question 17 of 24 1 Point
Read the following passage:
The year is 2186. Since the polar ice caps melted several
decades ago, humans have been struggling to survive on a
planet completely covered by ocean. They subsist only on
seafood and fight over scarce fuel resources to power their
watercrafts. Those who are able to produce fresh water
rule over those who cannot.
Based on this passage, which statement best suggests that the story's
setting is a dystopia?
A. A natural disaster has caused people to adapt their lifestyles.
B. An authoritarian government controls all information
C. Power is based on the ability to obtain a necessity of life
D. Not everyone has equal access to scarce resources

In this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift, which important issue does the writer deal with using a satirical tone? some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. but i am not in the least pain upon that matter, because it is very well known, that they are every day dying, and rotting, by cold and famine, and filth, and vermin, as fast as can be reasonably expected. and as to the young labourers, they are now in almost as hopeful a condition. they cannot get work, and consequently pine away from want of nourishment, to a degree, that if at any time they are accidentally hired to common labour, they have not strength to perform it, and thus the country and themselves are happily delivered from the evils to come. a. old, sickly people cannot be hired as laborers because they don't have the physical stamina required for the job. b. old, sickly people and young laborers are useless to the nation because they cannot be productive citizens. c. the economy of the nation is burdened by the poor, the old, and the sickly who survive on charity and handouts. d. the living conditions of the poor and their lack of employment opportunities are serious concerns for the nation. reset next