Analyzing Satire in Editorial Cartoons Answers

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Study the cartoon Modern Window Shopping by Nate Beeler.

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A
Consumers are trading retail store shopping for online shopping.
B
Consumers get their news online, not from newspapers.
C
Consumers have an increasing desire to acquire new things.
D
Consumers are always looking for better technology.
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What evidence supports the cartoonist’s perspective about declining participation in little league? Select two options.

A
the title of the cartoon at the top
B
the response of the boy on the right
C
the bright colors used in the cartoon
D
the size of the bat held by the boy on the left
E
the uniform worn by the boy on the left
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Study the editorial cartoon Mars Probe by Mike Keefe.

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A
It suggests that aliens are like people because they play baseball, a human sport.
B
It uses humor to show that unknown factors keep damaging the probes humans send.
C
It shows how to cope with the surface of Mars, which is rocky and full of craters.
D
It exaggerates the size of the bat in relation to the Mars probe in the cartoon.
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Study the editorial cartoon Join, or Die, created by Benjamin Franklin in 1754.

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A
the American colonies’ cooperation with one another
B
the weakness of American colonies when they operate separately
C
the need of American colonies to rid themselves of predators
D
Benjamin Franklin's personal opinion of snakes and other predators
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Study the editorial cartoon NFL Head Injuries by Adam Zyglis.

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A
Football players are like entertainers.
B
Football players face serious risks.
C
Football players should invest wisely.
D
Football players love their jobs.
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Which ideas do the people in the cartoon represent? Select two options.

A
the use of the Internet for everything
B
the change from business to casual wear
C
the young age of internet users
D
the benefits of shopping online
E
the shift of retail from storefronts to devices
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Study the editorial cartoon NFL Head Injuries by Adam Zyglis.

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A
Football players are like entertainers.
B
Football players face serious risks.
C
Football players should invest wisely.
D
Football players love their jobs.
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Study the editorial cartoon Recycling? Bah! by Don Landgren Jr.© Don Landgren – USA TODAY NETWORK.

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A
that we are destroying our planet because we are lazy
B
that recycling is too difficult even though it will save the planet
C
that landfills are a better way to get rid of our trash
D
that people who watch television are not as likely to recycle trash
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Which details best support the purpose of this editorial cartoon? Select three options.

A
the pattern of the woman's outfit
B
the "will work for air conditioning" sign
C
the rat sweating on the sidewalk
D
the city buildings and sidewalk
E
the comfortable man in the air-conditioned car
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Study the editorial cartoon by Signe Wilkinson.

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A
It shows that the cartoonist thinks Supreme Court justices are supposed to rely on their opinions.
B
It shows that the cartoonist thinks the students in Ivy League schools are not working hard enough.
C
It shows that the cartoonist thinks that many Supreme Court justices have Ivy League educations.
D
It shows that the cartoonist thinks that classes in Ivy League colleges are conducted on computers.

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