MHS British Literature Unit 2 Pre-Test

Satire is a term that only applies to literature. 

• True

• False

Satire is often meant to be funny, but not always. 

• True

• False

Satire is a fairly recent development in 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 

Which of the four strategies of satire refers to imitating another's technique or style?

• exaggeration 

• reversal

• incongruity 

• parody 

In the fractured fairy tale "Rumpelstiltskin", elements like "gossip pages, talk shows, and beefy security" are absurdly out of place in the standard fairy tale world. Therefore, they are examples of this strategy of satire. 

• exaggeration

• incongruity

• parody

• reversal 

The movie Shrek employs this strategy of satire when the "valiant" knights desperately run away from the forest's ogre Shrek. 

• exaggeration

• incongruity

• reversal

• parody

Jonathon Swift uses this strategy of satire in his essay "A Modest Proposal" when he takes his solution to poverty and hunger to its very extremes. 

• parody

• exaggeration

• incongruity

• reversal

When a person says the opposite of what is meant is an example of what kind of irony?

• verbal irony

• situational irony

A drastic overstatement or exaggeration

• sarcasm

• hyperbole

• verbal irony