Types of Irony Practice Quiz

1. The type of irony where what happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate; or when a plan backfires

• Situational

• Verbal

• Dramatic

• Plot

2. The type of Irony where the reader understands more about the events of the story than the character/s which creates suspense

• Situational

• Verbal

• Dramatic

• Point of View

3. The type of irony where someone says the opposite of what they actually mean for greater effect

• Situational

• Verbal

• Dramatic

4. In real life, an ambulance comes to a woman's house to take her to the hospital, hopefully, to save her life. On the way to the hospital, the ambulance is hit by a semi-truck, and everyone onboard the ambulance is killed.

• Situational

• Verbal

• Dramatic

5. You work all afternoon cooking a fancy dinner for your boyfriend. When he takes his first bite, he spits it out into his napkin without you seeing it and says to you, "Oh Sweetie, this is wonderful!"

• Situational

• Verbal

• Dramatic

6. A movie you are watching shows a woman jogging in the woods. The next scene shows a mountain lion lying in wait down the path where the woman is jogging.

• Situational

• Verbal

• Dramatic

7. In your history book, you read about a young man in the Revolutionary War who kills a British soldier. That soldier who was killed turns out to be his favorite cousin.

• Situational

• Verbal

• Dramatic

8. Which of the following is an example of situational irony?

• The cat ran away from the dog.

• She told everyone what a beautiful day it was.

• A vampire has a cross in his house.

• Penny is beautiful

9. Romeo arrives at the Capulet family tomb to find his love, Juliet supposedly dead. However, the audience knows that Juliet is not dead; she merely took a potion to make it look like she died for her motives. When the audience of a story knows more than the characters involved, what type of irony is employed?

• Situational

• Verbal

• Dramatic

• Climax

10. Which of the following is NOT an example of verbal irony?

• A left-handed person is called "Lefty."

• A tall person is called "Shorty."

• A best-selling writer's latest novel is a flop.

• An arrogant criminal gets caught.