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Satirical Devices Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
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1.

Which term describes a composition that imitates the serious manner and features of a specific work or its maker, applying the imitation to a comically inappropriate subject?

a)

Travesty

b)

Parody

c)

Sarcasm

d)

Juxtaposition

2.

Which technique in satire involves presenting things that are out of place or absurd, often by placing them side by side?

a)

Reversal

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Malapropism

d)

Incongruity

3.

When a satirist uses a political cartoon to give a candidate a comically small head to minimize their perceived intelligence, which technique is being used?

a)

Downplay/understatement

b)

Exaggeration

c)

Sarcasm

d)

Invective

4.

In a comedy film, a character says, 'Oh, what a lovely day!' while a hurricane rages outside. This is an example of which type of irony?

a)

Dramatic irony

b)

Situational irony

c)

Verbal irony

d)

Juxtaposition

5.

A speaker says, 'I have a million things to do today.' Which satirical device are they using?

a)

Pun

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Sarcasm

d)

Malapropism

6.

What is the satirical device of presenting the opposite of the normal order, such as a child acting more responsible than their parent?

a)

Antithesis

b)

Reversal

c)

Incongruity

d)

Juxtaposition

7.

Which satirical tone is described as stating the opposite of an intended meaning in order to mock or jest?

a)

Farce

b)

Invective

c)

Sarcasm

d)

Hyperbole

8.

What is the term for a type of low comedy that makes use of hyperbole and is silly and lighthearted?

a)

Farce

b)

Travesty

c)

Burlesque

d)

Antithesis

9.

The act of placing things close together, such as 'Humanitarians—Brittney Spears and Mother Teresa,' to highlight a comparison or contrast is known as what?

a)

Incongruity

b)

Antithesis

c)

Reversal

d)

Juxtaposition

10.

What satirical tool is characterized by flat-out name-calling, often considered one of the harshest tools of satire?

a)

Sarcasm

b)

Invective

c)

Caricature

d)

Pun

11.

The headline 'Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told' is an example of what satirical device?

a)

Malapropism

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Pun

d)

Farce

12.

The person, group, institution, or ideology that a satirist is ridiculing is called the what?

a)

Antithesis

b)

Caricature

c)

Target

d)

Vice

13.

A figure of speech that uses strongly contrasting words or ideas in a balanced sentence, such as 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,' is known as what?

a)

Antithesis

b)

Juxtaposition

c)

Reversal

d)

Irony

14.

A drawing of a celebrity that exaggerates their nose and jawline is an example of what satirical device?

a)

Caricature

b)

Invective

c)

Travesty

d)

Distortion

15.

A lewd or exaggerated imitation of a significant work or subject, intended to ridicule it in a vulgar or grotesque way, is defined as a what?

a)

Parody

b)

Farce

c)

Travesty

d)

Invective

16.

What is the term for a recurring comedic element where the audience knows it's coming, but it's still funny anyway, such as a character always saying the same catchphrase?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Malapropism

c)

Reversal

d)

Anticipated Surprise

17.

A character says, 'I am not young enough to know everything,' using a word that sounds similar to the one intended but is ludicrously wrong in the context. What device is this?

a)

Pun

b)

Malapropism

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Juxtaposition