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

AAn overpopulation problem in Ireland
BSevere poverty in Ireland brought about by heavy English taxation
CEngland's refusal to allow Ireland self-government
DPro-Catholic sentiment in England

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DPro-Catholic sentiment in England,
CEngland's refusal to allow Ireland self-government
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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.