Question

What was a major goal of the use of satire in Enlightenment art and literature?(1 point)
Responses

to show the upper class of society in a better light
to show the upper class of society in a better light

to use humor and exaggeration to point out societal and cultural issues
to use humor and exaggeration to point out societal and cultural issues

to accept traditional ideas as they are without question
to accept traditional ideas as they are without question

to demonstrate the good in the culture and society of that era

Answer 1

to use humor and exaggeration to point out societal and cultural issues

Satire in the Enlightenment aimed to criticize and expose social, political, and cultural problems through wit and exaggeration to provoke reform.