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Satire: Parody, Irony, Hyperbole, Sarcasm

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is satire?
a)
The use of literary devices to create cinematic, rich images
b)
The use of incongruity, irony, parody, exaggeration to mock vices and folly
c)
The use of personification and metaphor to create a unified tone and theme
d)
A form of zeitgeist
2.
Satire is a term that only applies to literature.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
The main purpose of Satire is to...
a)
Agree with something
b)
Make people laugh
c)
Criticize something
d)
To bring about change
4.
Hyperbole is…
a)
A figure of speech which uses exaggeration
b)
A type of simile
c)
A figure of speech which uses understatement
d)
A type of metaphor
5.
Sneering disapproval often expressed as praise is...
a)
Sarcasm
b)
Inversion
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Understatement
6.

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

a)

True

b)

False

7.

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

a)

Exaggeration

b)

Irony

8.

What satirical technique is being employed?

a)

Exaggeration

b)

Irony

9.

What satirical technique is being employed?

a)

Exaggeration

b)

Irony

10.
Why is this ironic? 
a)
It is not ironic.
b)
People go to the gym to burn calories, not be lazy. 
c)
Fitness is misspelled. 
d)
The escalators are not working. 
11.
What's an example of verbal irony?
a)
Chanting, "You're an awesome athlete!" to an Olympian
b)
Saying, "Good job!" to someone who just rear ended a car
c)
When the sun is shining and the birds are singing, you say, "Nice weather we're having, right?"
d)
All of the above
12.

Which of the following is the best definition of sarcasm

a)

using verbal irony with attitude

b)

being mean

c)

saying something to annoy other people

d)

being witty or clever

13.

Which of the following is NOT an example of irony?

a)

A tall man is nicknamed “Shorty.”

b)

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

c)

The school valedictorian ends up homeless.

d)

A left-handed person is nicknamed “Lefty.”

14.

Jimmy “the Lock” was a master safe cracker. He could bust open any safe in the world in under an hour using a crow bar, stethoscope, drill, and sledgehammer. No lock could hold Jimmy, and that's why they called him "the Lock." Jimmy was scheduled to do a six-year stretch in Statesville for a bank job that got messy in suburbs, but he picked the lock to his cell and escaped. Now Jimmy was set up to get

the score of his life. He had the blueprints all laid out to do a job on an armored car diamond delivery. Gathering up all of his tools and gear, Jimmy headed out the door to meet his contact, Bobby the Rat. But when he got to his car, he couldn't find his keys. He patted down his pockets before he realized that he must have left them on his dresser. Jimmy went back to get his keys, but the door wouldn't open. Jimmy “the Lock” had locked himself out of his house and missed his opportunity to catch the

armored car.

a)

satire

b)

sarcasm

c)

situational irony

d)

understatement

15.
A literary technique where that author has characters say or do things in a way that the reader knows is ironic, but the characters don’t
a)
Irony
b)
Dramatic Irony
c)
Satire
d)
Sarcasm
16.
The outcome is opposite of what is expected to happen
a)
dramatic irony
b)
situational irony
c)
reversal
d)
caricature
17.
The reader is aware of important information that the characters do not know
a)
situational irony
b)
verbal irony
c)
dramatic irony
d)
parody
18.
a)
Dramatic Irony
b)
Parody
c)
Sarcasm
d)
Innuendo
19.
a)
Parody
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Sarcasm
d)
Dramatic Irony
20.
a)
Sarcasm
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Parody
d)
Dramatic Irony
21.
The main purpose of Satire is to...
a)
Agree with something
b)
Make people laugh
c)
Criticize something
d)
To bring about change
22.
Which of the four strategies of satire refers to imitating another’s technique or style?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Reversal
c)
Inversion
d)
Parody
23.

To present things that are out of place or absurd.

a)

sarcasm

b)

incongruity

c)

understatement

24.
To enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen
a)
exaggeration 
b)
understatement
c)
situational irony 
d)
satire
25.
To present opposite of normal order (order of events, hierarchical order, etc)
a)
hyperbole
b)
parody
c)
reversal
d)
situational irony 
26.
Which of the following is NOT is not one of the essential elements of satire?
a)
Making fun of an idea, person, or institution
b)
Use of irony
c)
Making a broader point about society, culture, politics, etc.
d)
All of the above are essential elements
27.
Satire = comedy + ___________
a)
social activism
b)
irony
c)
sarcasm
d)
anger
28.
verbal irony
a)
sarcasm
b)
doing the opposite of what is expected
c)
when the audience knows more than the characters
d)
humor
29.
imitation for humor
a)
parody
b)
satire
c)
irony
d)
dialect
30.
satire always _______ while parody does not
a)
criticizes
b)
mimics
c)
is funny
d)
uses slapstick humor
31.
a)
parody
b)
satire
32.
a)
parody
b)
satire
33.
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
34.

When a character believes something and the opposite is true. The audience knows more than the character.

a)

verbal irony

b)

situational irony

c)

dramatic irony

35.

When the exact opposite of what is expected happens

a)

situational irony

b)

verbal irony

c)

dramatic irony

36.

When a character or person says one thing but means the opposite

a)

dramatic irony

b)

verbal irony

c)

situational irony

37.

Writing that imitates a literary work in order to illustrate its shortcomings

a)

contradiction

b)

paradox

c)

subtlety

d)

parody

38.

To present the opposite of the normal order

a)

ambiguity

b)

ambiguous

c)

reversal

d)

parody

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