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Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes parody?

• A literary technique using humor, irony, and exaggeration to criticize or expose flaws.

• Imitation of a style, genre, or work for humorous effect.

• A form of poetry that uses rhyme and meter.

• A narrative that tells a true story.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the main goal of satire?

• To entertain without criticism

• To highlight social, political, or cultural problems using humor and criticism

• To imitate a specific work for comedic effect

• To provide factual news

Multiple Choice

Parody is

• an in-depth study of a well known piece of work.

• an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for criticism or to make a political statement.

• an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

• something that is in popular culture.

Multiple Choice

What is the key difference between parody and satire, according to the slides?

• Parody is always harsh, satire is always gentle

• Parody makes fun of style, satire makes fun of ideas or society

• Satire is a type of parody

• Parody is used only in movies, satire only in books

Multiple Choice

Which of the following works is an example of Juvenalian satire?

• Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice

• Weird Al Yankovic’s songs

• Orwell’s 1984

• Scary Movie films

Multiple Select

Select all the ways satire and parody help us question society, as mentioned in the slides.

• Authority

• Tradition

• Popular culture

• Personal relationships

Multiple Choice

How does satire differ from parody in literature?

• Satire uses humor to criticize or expose flaws, while parody imitates a style for humorous effect.

• Satire is always serious, while parody is always funny.

• Parody uses irony, while satire does not.

• Satire is a type of poetry, while parody is a type of novel.

Multiple Choice

What is this image satirizing?

• the overuse of technology today
• the danger of playgrounds
• the lack of education for young children
• the expense of iPhones today

Multiple Choice

Satire in which the voice is light, amused, and witty.

• Horatian

• Juvenalian

Multiple Choice

Satire in which the speaker attacks vice with harsh contempt and indignation.

• Horatian

• Juvenalian

Multiple Choice

True or false: a satire uses humor to critique something that is wrong with society

• True

• False