Read the excerpt from "harrison bergeron."

and george, while his intelligence was way above normal, had a little mental handicap radio in his ear. he was required by law to wear it at all times. it was tuned to a government transmitter. every twenty seconds or so, the transmitter would send out some sharp noise to keep people like george from taking unfair advantage of their brains.

how is this excerpt an example of irony?
a) handicapping intelligence contradicts expectations because intelligence is normally considered a positive attribute.
b) handicapping intelligence is pointless because determining whether one’s intelligence is above normal is a matter of opinion.
c) if george were really that intelligent, he would remove the device from his ear.
d) the mental handicap radio is incapable of correcting physical advantages.

A) Handicapping intelligence contradicts expectations because intelligence is normally considered a positive attribute.

Explanation: an irony is a situation or a group of situations that contradicts the expected development of the events, usually with an amusing result. In this case, the fact that the society made George wear a radio in his ear to diminish his intelligence is an example of irony, because it is the contrary of what one would expect, after all, intelligence is considered a positive attribute.

to me i think class room sitting education is better. i do online school and i have not learned a think haha. when i sit in the classroom i just sit there and kind of pay attention but still i get so far ahead in the class when im doing online i have nothing else better to do but play video games and i sit in school and learn and have friends and just actually learn. when i'm doing online i sit here listing to music and get on and and look up the answers i guess that is my fault for being a cheater. but to be honest i think sitting in the classroom is better.