Ch. 4

Question 1

A clown or jester, especially one who makes undignified, rude jokes

A ridiculous or stupid person

Answer 1

Buffoon

Question 2

A comic play using exaggerated characters and improbable plots

A mockery; an absurd show or pretense

Answer 2

Farce

Question 3

A deliberate use of words to convey the the opposite of their literal meaning

A contrast between what might be expected and what actually occurs

Answer 3

Irony

Question 4

Characterized by a joking manner

Answer 4

Jocular

Question 5

A good-natured written piece that pokes fun at something or somebody

A written attack, often using ridicule

To satirize or ridicule

Answer 5

Lampoon

Question 6

A light and numerous manner or attitude, often when inappropriate

Answer 6

Levity

Question 7

A comic imitation that exaggerates characteristics in order to poke fun

Something so bad as to seem like intentional mockery

To ridicule or make a mockery of

Answer 7

Parody

Question 8

Good natured teasing or ridicule, particularly in a conversation

Answer 8

Raillery

Question 9

To delight or give pleasure; to entertain

Answer 9

Regale

Question 10

Using sarcasm or sharp wit to expose human vice or weakness

Answer 10

Satirical