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SATIRE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Satire is a term that only applies to literature.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Hyperbole is…

a)

A figure of speech which uses exaggeration

b)

A figure of speech which uses understatement

c)

A type of simile

d)

A type of metaphor

3.

Sneering disapproval often expressed as praise is...

a)

Understatement

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Sarcasm

4.

Satire = comedy + ___________

a)

social activism

b)

sarcasm

c)

anger

d)

irony

5.

satire always _______ while parody does not

a)

criticizes

b)

is funny

c)

mimics

d)

uses slapstick humor

6.

What is this image satirizing?

a)

the lack of education for young children

b)

the danger of playgrounds

c)

the overuse of technology today

d)

the expense of iPhones today

7.

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)

Making a broader point about society, culture, politics, etc.

c)

Use of irony

d)

All of the above are essential elements

8.

“I caught a fish as big as my house.”

a)

Irony

b)

Satire

c)

Hyperbole

9.

"What about you? I've seen you in the market. You can lift hundred pound bags of flour," I snap at him.

"Yes and I'm sure the arena will be full of bags of flour for me to chuck at people."

~from Hunger Games

a)

sarcasm

b)

irony

c)

hyperbole

d)

satire

10.

An exaggerated portrayal of prominent features

a)

satire

b)

sarcasm

c)

caricature

11.

What rhetorical device is being used in the image?

a)

Grotesque

b)

Irony

c)

Innuendo

d)

Caricature

12.

What rhetorical device is being used in the image?

a)

Paradox

b)

Sarcasm

c)

Caricature

13.

What rhetorical device is being used in the image?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Paradox

c)

Sarcasm

14.

What rhetorical device is being used in the image?

a)

Sarcasm

b)

Caricature

c)

Hyperbole

15.

What rhetorical device is being used in the image?

a)

Sarcasm

b)

Irony

c)

Hyperbole

16.

True or False: every piece of writing that is meant to be funny is ALSO a satire

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which of the following is NOT part of satire?

a)

Humor

b)

Truthful representation

c)

Exaggeration

d)

Irony

18.

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

a)

True

b)

False

19.

A critical, bitterly ironic statement, intended to cut or criticize its target

a)

Sarcasm

b)

Satire

c)

Irony

20.

What is satire?

a)

The use of literary devices to create cinematic, rich images

b)

The use of personification and metaphor to create a unified tone and theme

c)

The use of incongruity, irony, parody, exaggeration to mock vices and folly