Test: Irony & "The Lottery" Vocab

Select the correct type of irony: The reader/viewer knows more about the events of the story than the characters

• Dramatic Irony
• Situational Irony
• Verbal Irony

Select the correct type of irony: What actually happens is the opposite of what one expects to happen

• Dramatic Irony
• Situational Irony
• Verbal Irony

Select the correct type of irony: A character says one thing but the opposite is true

• Dramatic Irony
• Situational Irony
• Verbal Irony

In Romeo and Juliet, the audience knows that Juliet is not really dead, but Romeo believes she is and drinks poison to join her in death. What type of irony is this?

• No irony present
• Dramatic Irony
• Situational Irony
• Verbal Irony

A fire station burns down while the firefighters are out on a call. What type of irony is this?

• No irony present
• Verbal Irony
• Dramatic Irony
• Situational Irony

After failing a test, you tell your friend, 'Well, that was great!' What type of irony is this?

• No irony present
• Dramatic Irony
• Verbal Irony
• Situational Irony

In a horror movie, the audience can see the killer hiding behind the door, but the main character walks toward it unknowingly. What type of irony is this?

• No irony present
• Verbal Irony
• Dramatic Irony
• Situational Irony

A professional swimmer drowns in a bathtub. What type of irony is this?

• No irony present
• Situational Irony
• Verbal Irony
• Dramatic Irony

When it starts pouring rain during an outdoor school field trip, the teacher announces, 'This is perfect weather for our trip!' What type of irony is this?

• No irony present
• Verbal Irony
• Situational Irony
• Dramatic Irony

In a story, readers know that the main character's best friend is secretly plotting against him, but the main character trusts his friend completely. What type of irony is this?

• Situational Irony
• Verbal Irony
• No irony present
• Dramatic Irony