Part a: which two of the following statements best
describe the central ideas of the text?

a. poor families are just going to keep growing, so it's
best to leave them to starve themselves out.
b. in order to control population and poverty, the
children of the poor should be sold as food.
c. any other proposal would be a waste of time to listen
d. the social situation during this time is dire, with
poverty rampant throughout the kingdom,
particularly in ireland.
e. a person is not measured by how productive, costly,
or useful they can be to larger society.
f. the poor should get out of the streets and make
more of an effort to find employment, rather than
beg for their food.