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Satire

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Satire = comedy + ___________
a)
social activism
b)
irony
c)
sarcasm
d)
anger
2.
verbal irony
a)
sarcasm
b)
doing the opposite of what is expected
c)
when the audience knows more than the characters
d)
humor
3.
imitation for humor
a)
parody
b)
satire
c)
irony
d)
dialect
4.
satire always _______ while parody does not
a)
criticizes
b)
mimics
c)
is funny
d)
uses slapstick humor
5.
a)
parody
b)
satire
6.
a)
parody
b)
satire
7.
a)
parody
b)
satire
8.
a)
parody
b)
satire
9.
What is this image satirizing?
a)
the overuse of technology today
b)
the danger of playgrounds
c)
the lack of education for young children
d)
the expense of iPhones today
10.
Twain uses satire to criticize all of the following EXCEPT
a)
mob mentality
b)
technology
c)
racism
d)
romantic literature
11.
saying one thing and then doing the opposite
a)
hypocrisy
b)
satire
c)
mob mentality
d)
conscience
12.
Mark Twain uses Tom Sawyer's escape plan to satirize . . .
a)
romantic literature.
b)
realism.
c)
hypocrisy.
d)
racism.
13.
Twain most often uses _______ to create satire.
a)
irony
b)
parody
c)
sarcasm
d)
dialect
14.
Huck's plan for freeing Jim is smarter than Tom's.
a)
irony
b)
hypocrisy
c)
satire
d)
parody