What makes this an example of irony?
characters are forced to limit intelligence,
which is normally a positive attribute.
george is forced to limit his own intelligence,
but he does not know it.
government officials mistakenly think that
they are using radios to limit people's
intelligence.
george is extremely intelligent, but his wife,
hazel, has an average intellect.
done

Characters are forced to limit intelligence, which is normally a positive attribute.

Explanation:

This question is linked with the excerpts in the book ''Harrison Bergeron'' by Kurt Vonnegut. The main character, Harrison is forced to be equal with others, and others were forced too. Everyone should be equal and no one should be more intelligent than someone and that is why the answer 1 is correct.

That is why the government is telling people to wear handicaps but it is absurd that every handicap is designed differently.

b. is correct just got it right.

step-by-step explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)