Satire Terms Test
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- Q1What is the definition of satire?A type of fictionA serious philosophical discourseA form of poetryThe use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues30s
- Q2What is a paradox?A clear statement of factA direct questionA simple statement of opinionA seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true30s
- Q3What is antithesis?A similar entityA close friendA person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something elseA mirror image30s
- Q4What is parody?An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effectAn original creationA serious interpretationA factual representation30s
- Q5What is obscenity?The state of being politeThe state of being moralThe state of being religiousThe state or quality of being obscene; obscene behavior, language, or images30s
- Q6What is hyperbole?Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literallyFactual statementsSimple observationsUnderstated claims30s
- Q7What is sarcasm?Serious praiseFlattering commentsComplimentary languageThe use of irony to mock or convey contempt30s
- Q8What is Horatian satire?A sincere and complimentary form of satireA gentle, sympathetic form of satire in which the subject is mildly made fun of with a show of engaging wit. This form of satire tends to ask the audience to laugh at themselves as much as the playersA harsh and bitter form of satireA direct and confrontational style of satire30s
- Q9What is dramatic irony?When everyone is aware of the same informationWhen there is no difference in awarenessWhen the characters know something the audience doesn'tWhen the audience knows something that the characters don't30s
- Q10What is verbal irony?Literal languageStraightforward communicationIrony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaningHonest expression30s
- Q11Which literary device is the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect?PunJuxtapositionCriticismUnderstatement30s
- Q12What is the term for a change to an opposite direction, position, or course of action?Dramatic ironyMoral voiceReversalCriticism30s
- Q13What is a harsher, more contemptuous form of satire where the subject is condemned known as?CriticismDramatic ironyJuvenal satireParadox30s
- Q14Which literary device involves exaggerating certain characteristics of a person for a comedic effect?OverstatementCaricatureMoral voiceJuxtaposition30s
- Q15What is a pun (double entendre)?A serious statementAn emotional outburstA factual accountA joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.30s