Questions and Answers

 1.
Taking money from the poor and giving it to the rich.

o A.

Situational irony

o B.

Dramatic irony

o C.

Verbal irony

 2.
You are walking down the street and you find a penny but you do not pick it up,
when you try to take the bus you are missing a penny and you have to walk.
Discuss

o A.

Dramatic irony

o B.

Situational irony

o C.

Verbal irony

 3.
You work at a fire extinguisher factory, when you get home your house is on fire
and you don't have one.

o A.

Verbal irony

o B.

Dramatic irony
 o C.

Situational irony

 4.
In Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, Oedipus searches to find the murderer of the former
king of Thebes, only to discover that it is himself, a fact the audience has known
all along.

o A.

Situational irony

o B.

Dramatic irony

o C.

Verbal irony

 5.
Boxing is called a noble sport, yet the people who do it are aggressive violent
thugs
Discuss

o A.

Verbal irony

o B.

Dramatic irony

o C.

Situational irony

 6.
"In There's Something About Mary (1998), [when] Ted thinks he's been arrested
for picking up a hitchhiker while the audience knows he's being questioned by
police about a murder, otherwise innocuous lines he delivers, such as 'I've done
it several times before' and 'It's no big deal,' generate laughter."

o A.
 Situational irony

o B.

Verbal irony

o C.

Dramatic irony

 7.
A patient is at the dentist and just as the dentist is about to give him a shot in the
mouth to numb him, the patient says, "Wow, this is going to be fun!"

o A.

Situational irony

o B.

Dramatic irony

o C.

Verbal irony

 8.
 In The Truman Show, the viewer is aware that Truman is on a television show, but Truman himself only
gradually learns this.

 A.

Verbal irony

 B.

Situational irony

 C.

Dramatic irony
 9.
When John Hinckley attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan, all of his shots initially missed the President;
however, a bullet ricocheted off the bullet-proof Presidential limousine and struck Reagan in the chest. Thus, a
vehicle made to protect the President from gunfire was partially responsible for his being shot.
Discuss
  A.

Dramatic irony

 B.

Situational irony

 C.

Verbal irony

 10.
In Othello, the audience knows that Desdemona has been faithful to Othello, but Othello does not. The audience also
knows that Iago is scheming to bring about Othello's downfall, a fact hidden from Othello, Desdemona, Cassio and
Roderigo.

 A.

Dramatic irony

 B.

Situational irony

 C.

Verbal irony

 11.
Mother comes into the TV room and discovers her 11-year-old watching South Park instead of doing his homework,
as he was set to a dozen minutes ago. Pointing to the screen she says, "Don't let me tempt you from your duties,
kiddo, but when you're finished with your serious studies there, maybe we could take some time out for recreation
and do a little math."
Discuss

 A.

Dramatic irony

 B.

Situational irony

 C.

Verbal irony

 12.
A woman is apprehensive about attending a wedding due to being single, She however goes and there meets her
future husband.he Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Coleridge:Water, water, every where,And all the boards did shrink
; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink
Discuss

 A.

Situational irony

 B.

Dramatic irony

 C.

Verbal irony

 13.
In a movie, a man is about to shoot someone, However, when the noise of the gun being fired occurs, instead of the
bullet hitting the victim, the shooter himself is shot by someone else.
Discuss

 A.

Dramatic irony

 B.

Verbal irony

 C.

Situational irony

 14.
Someone referring to someone's son-in-law as their 'favorite', when in fact that is far from the truth.

 A.

Dramatic orony

 B.

Verbal irony

 C.

Situational irony

 15.
The local fire station burns down.

 A.

Dramatic irony

 B.

Situational irony

 C.

Verbal irony