Satire Test Review

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

• True

• False

How does satire attempt to improve individuals or society?

• By modeling correct thought and behavior
• By ridiculing flaws and follies
• By praising achievements and honors
• By explicitly explaining the difference between right and wrong

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What satirical technique is being employed in this satire about the future?

• hyperbole

• Irony

What satirical technique is being employed?

• hyperbole/reductio ad absurdum

• Irony/reversal

Why is this ironic? 

• It is not ironic.
• People go to the gym to burn calories, not be lazy. 
• Fitness is misspelled. 
• The escalators are not working. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which of the following is NOT an example of irony?

• A tall man is nicknamed “Shorty.”

• A best-selling author tells boring stories at dinner parties.

• The school valedictorian ends up homeless.

• A left-handed person is nicknamed “Lefty.”

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Which one is not a type of satire?

• Horatian (humorous and light satire like "The SImpsons"

• Macbethian

• Juvenalian (darker and more intense Satire like 1984 and Handmaid's Tale)

This image is an example of...

• understatement

• parody

• irony

• reductio ad absurdum

What type of satire does this image represent?

• hyperbole

• apophasis

• understatement

• irony

What satirical technique does this image use?

• juxtaposition

• understatement

• apophasis

• parody