Question

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

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

to show the upper class of society in a better light

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

to accept traditional ideas as they are without question

Answer 1

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

(Satirists like Voltaire and Swift used wit to criticize corruption, superstition, and social injustices.)