Read the excerpt from "harrison bergeron."

a police photograph of harrison bergeron was flashed on the screen—upside down, then sideways, upside down again, then right side up.

this excerpt is an example of satire because it humorously

a. exposes the incompetence that this society views as normal.
b. portrays harrison bergeron as being more dangerous than he really is.
c. exaggerates the effects of george bergeron’s handicaps.
d. illustrates how television and other media control society.

Answer :

"Harrison Bergeron" has been written as a satire to critique the people's claims of equality in every sense. Cambridge English Dictionary defines "satire" as "a way of criticizing people or ideas in a humorous way, especially in order to make a political point, or a piece of writing that uses this style."

A. The given excerpt is an example of satire because it humorously  exposes the incompetence that this society views as normal.

A. exposes the incompetence that this society views as normal.

Explanation:

The photograph is at first shown upside down. The same photograph is shown again in a different position as a clear attempt of showing it in the correct position, which whoever is trying failed. This situation is repeated a few times, showing a constant fail in a humorous way. It is a clear focus on the incompetence of whomever is doing it.

its d! the final exam asked good luck

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.