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WorksheetsSatire in "Young Goodman Brown"
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
In "Young Goodman Brown," whom does Goodman Brown go to meet in the forest?
his father
a serpent
the devil
a ghost
In "Young Goodman Brown," who is Goodman Brown surprised to observe walking to the meeting along with road in the woods? Choose THREE options.
his father
his minister
his wife, Faith
Goody Cloyse
Deacon Gookin
In "Young Goodman Brown," what does Goodman Brown do after hearing Faith's voice in the dark cloud and observing her pink ribbon fluttering from the sky?
He returns home to Faith.
He searches the wood for Faith.
He runs through the woods to the meeting.
He lights the tops of four pine trees on fire.
In "Young Goodman Brown," what happens when Goodman Brown sees Faith at the meeting?
He is relieved to see that she has arrived safely.
He begs her to look to heaven and resist the devil.
He baptizes her with the blood from the basin in the rock.
He and she stagger from the forest into the street of Salem village.
What is the most likely meaning of discoursing as it is used in this sentence from "Young Goodman Brown"? Choose the meaning based on context clues.
They continued to walk onward, while the elder traveller exhorted his companion to make good speed and persevere in the path, discoursing so aptly that his arguments seemed rather to spring up in the bosom of his auditor than to be suggested by himself.
offering encouragement
showing determination
speaking at length
reaching a goal
What is the most likely meaning of exemplary as it is used in this sentence from "Young Goodman Brown"? Choose the meaning based on context clues.
As he spoke he pointed his staff at a female figure on the path, in whom Goodman Brown recognized a very pious and EXEMPLARY dame, who had taught him his catechism in youth, and was still his moral and spiritual adviser, jointly with the minister and Deacon Gookin.
admirable
generous
socialble
elegant
When a character or person says one thing but means the opposite
dramatic irony
verbal irony
situational irony
When the exact opposite of what is expected happens
situational irony
verbal irony
dramatic irony
When a character believes something and the opposite is true. The audience knows more than the character.
verbal irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
A word, phrase, or statement which contains more than one meaning and leads to confusion and vagueness.
incongruity
ambiguous
contradiction
subtlety
When two statements do not agree with each other
ambiguity
incongruity
contradiction
subtlety
Delicate hints or clues for the reader in the text; often difficult to perceive or understand, and may foreshadow
contradiction
subtlety
parody
reversal
Writing that imitates a literary work in order to illustrate its shortcomings
contradiction
paradox
subtlety
parody
To present the opposite of the normal order
ambiguity
ambiguous
reversal
parody
Very different from everything around it to the point of being inappropriate to the situation
reversal
incongruity
subtlety
dramatic irony
A means of convincing an audience of the reliable character or credibility of the speaker/writer, or the credibility of the argument
logos
pathos
ethos
An appeal to logic and reason. It is used to persuade an audience by logical thought, fact, and rationality
logos
pathos
ethos
Appeal to emotions
Provoking an emotional response in the reader or audience
logos
pathos
ethos
Identify one element of SATIRE in "Young Goodman Brown."
Answer in a COMPLETE SENTENCE or two using correct capitalization and punctuation.
