This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap English Language – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap English Language Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If you have a disability and need to self-identify, who should you contact? A) Your teacher. B) The IT department. C) Your site coordinator or building principal. D) Your classmates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your site coordinator or building principal. 2. In the last sentence of the fourth paragraph, the author's focus shifts from A) The turbulent nineteenth century to the peaceful present. B) The Oglala Lakota to the other six Lakota groups. C) Crazy Horse to General Crook and Lieutenant Colonel Custer. D) Euro-American history to Lakota cultural memory. E) Crazy Horse's reputation among the Lakota to his place in history books. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Euro-American history to Lakota cultural memory. 3. How does understanding audience help you become a more effective communicator? A) It helps you choose the right words and strategies to reach your intended readers or listeners. B) It makes your writing longer. C) It allows you to avoid editing your work. D) It is only important for speeches. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It helps you choose the right words and strategies to reach your intended readers or listeners. 4. Which term is defined as a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident? A) Allusion. B) Anecdote. C) Antithesis. D) Asyndeton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anecdote. 5. Which rhetorical term is defined as:'The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. On a physical level, imagery uses terms related to the five senses; we refer to visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, or olfactory imagery. On a broader and deeper level, however, one image can represent more than one thing.'? A) Imagery. B) Alliteration. C) Metaphor. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 6. The speaker employs an analogy in lines 43-46 to A) Illuminate the disregard society has for children's tendencies to share. B) Indicate her dismay at society for disregarding the advice of educators. C) Emphasize the fact that society ignores the innate abilities of children. D) Argue that the desire of the young to help others is not cultivated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Argue that the desire of the young to help others is not cultivated. 7. If your material involves multiple subjects to be related, which method should you use? A) Compare and Contrast. B) Cause and Effect. C) Narration. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compare and Contrast. 8. In the first passage, the speaker engages the attention of the audience with which of the following types of statement? A) A solemn oath. B) A traditional formula. C) A cautionary recommendation. D) A candid confession. E) A skeptical apology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A cautionary recommendation. 9. What is a claim of value? A) Suggests a course of action as a result of claims of fact and value. B) Asserts something is good or bad, right or wrong, or is a cause or effect. C) Based on personal experience, observations, or general knowledge. D) Accessed through research, reading, and investigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asserts something is good or bad, right or wrong, or is a cause or effect. 10. Did most AP Lang students read their summer novels in 2018? A) They read an extra one, in fact. B) Hell yes!. C) Probably not. D) Absolutely. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Probably not. 11. An event or situation that catches the writer's attention and triggers a response A) Attribution. B) Occasion. C) Coronation. D) Persuasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Occasion. 12. Which method should you use if your audience needs to make a choice or understand distinctions? A) Cause and Effect. B) Compare and Contrast. C) Narration. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compare and Contrast. 13. In Bradstreet's poem, she references the Bible, which is a form of ..... A) Imagery. B) Figurative language. C) Allusion. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 14. In the context of crafting persuasive written arguments, what is the role of a thesis statement? A) To provide a detailed summary of the document. B) To state the main argument or position of the writer clearly and concisely. C) To list all the sources that will be used in the argument. D) To entertain the reader with a humorous anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To state the main argument or position of the writer clearly and concisely. 15. What does the author suggest doing with the main ideas of paragraphs? A) Discuss them with a partner. B) Write them down in one to three words. C) Ignore them in favor of details. D) Focus only on the first and last paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Write them down in one to three words. 16. What is the primary purpose of creating flashcards for AP English Language study? A) To replace the need for extensive reading. B) To avoid scrambling for definitions of literary devices and rhetorical techniques on test day. C) To share with friends during study groups. D) To improve handwriting skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To avoid scrambling for definitions of literary devices and rhetorical techniques on test day. 17. The use of the same language again and again A) Repetition. B) Diction. C) Exigence. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 18. What is the 'Mood' in literary terms? A) A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things. B) A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense. C) The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work. D) The grammatical and rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work. 19. How long is the multiple-choice section of the AP English Language and Composition Exam? A) 120 minutes. B) 30 minutes. C) 60 minutes. D) 90 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 60 minutes. 20. The use of similar grammatical structures is called: A) Parallelism. B) Imagery. C) Diction. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 21. The art of persuasive use of language. A) Argumentation. B) Rhetoric. C) Figurative language. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetoric. 22. Which rhetorical device is most frequently used to refer to an incident in the life of a person? A) Allegory. B) Anecdote. C) Allusion. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anecdote. 23. What will doom your synthesis essay? A) Mixing in personal information with the sources. B) Using more than 3 sources. C) Analyzing your sources with a unique perspective. D) Summarizing and only summarizing your sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Summarizing and only summarizing your sources. 24. The movie SCREAM is a ..... of I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER. A) Paradox. B) Point of view. C) Hyperbole. D) Parody. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parody. 25. The narrator is not within the story. A) Third Person Limited. B) Third Person Omniscient. C) First Person Narrator. D) Third Person Narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Third Person Narrator. 26. Fill in the blank:The manner in which words are arranged into sentences is called ..... A) Syntax. B) Semantics. C) Phonology. D) Morphology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Syntax. 27. The E in SPACECAT stands for A) Eloquence. B) Exigence. C) Evidence. D) Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exigence. 28. What rhetorical device is being used?"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" A) Hyperbole. B) Superbole. C) Paradox. D) Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 29. Fill in the blank:Extended definitions go beyond dictionary meanings to explore nuances, contexts, and ..... A) Implications. B) Predictions. C) Translations. D) Locations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Implications. 30. Placing two different ideas next to each other to prompt readers to consider their similarities or differences in order to achieve a specific effect. A) Parallelism. B) Emphasis. C) Juxtaposition. D) Rhetoric. E) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Juxtaposition. 31. What is the term for the repetition of identical or similar consonants in neighboring words? A) Motif. B) Paradox. C) Consonance. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consonance. 32. True or False:You should cite the sources you use. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 33. Which term refers to an attitude that may lie under the ostensible tone of the piece, such as a threatening feeling beneath a cheery surface? A) Undertone. B) Synecdoche. C) Tone. D) Wit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Undertone. 34. What is a key aspect of integrating evidence smoothly? A) Using long quotes. B) Ignoring the sources. C) Incorporating source material without disrupting flow, giving source context when you introduce it. D) Writing in a casual tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Incorporating source material without disrupting flow, giving source context when you introduce it. 35. Any move an author makes to persuade the reader/listener that their position is correct A) Rhetorical analysis. B) Rhetorical question. C) Rhetorical strategy. D) Rhetorical triangle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical strategy. 36. The person reading your timed writing A) Speaker. B) Audience. C) Message. D) Exigence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Audience. 37. How can you best interpret the tone and style of a passage on the multiple-choice section? A) By analyzing the author's word choice, sentence structure, and use of figurative language. B) By counting the number of sentences. C) By looking at the title only. D) By memorizing the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By analyzing the author's word choice, sentence structure, and use of figurative language. 38. How should you categorize the options in the multiple choice questions? A) Look for options that directly quote from the passage. B) Choose the option that uses the most complex language. C) Group them based on common words or ideas. D) Eliminate options that are too similar to each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Group them based on common words or ideas. 39. A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. A) Apostrophe. B) Asyndeton. C) Assonance. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe. 40. What role does pacing play in the effectiveness of a persuasive argument? A) To ensure the argument is long and detailed. B) To maintain reader interest and build suspense. C) To confuse the reader with rapid topic changes. D) To focus solely on factual data presentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To maintain reader interest and build suspense. 41. Bonus:How much reading time do you get, according to the instructions? A) 5 mins. B) 15 mins. C) As long as you need. D) 10 mins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 15 mins. 42. Which rhetorical term is defined as:'From the Greek for "orator, " this term describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively.' A) Pathos. B) Syntax. C) Rhetoric. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetoric. 43. Which option best reflects the writer's argument or thesis in the passage? A) "The filet-o-fish is more expensive than other menu items.". B) "The filet-o-fish has risen in popularity in China.". C) "McDonald's provides comfort and family to the author.". D) "The author's cultural familiarity with the sandwich is conveyed.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "The author's cultural familiarity with the sandwich is conveyed.". 44. In which situation does a rhetorical question serve its purpose most effectively? A) When it presents an opposing viewpoint. B) When it encourages the audience to think deeply. C) When it causes uncertainty for listeners. D) When it is used instead of supporting details. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When it encourages the audience to think deeply. 45. Which rhetorical term is defined as a writer suggesting or hinting at something without stating it directly? A) Implication. B) Allusion. C) Anecdote. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Implication. 46. What is 'Irony' primarily used for? A) To imitate natural sounds in the sounds of words. B) To place two words, phrases, images, or ideas close together for comparison or contrast. C) To affirm a point by negating its opposite. D) To create poignancy or humor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To create poignancy or humor. 47. What is the minimum number of sources you'll be asked to use on the synthesis FRQ? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 48. A story, fictional or nonfictional, in which characters, things, and events represent qualities or concepts. A) Anaphora. B) Allegory. C) Anticlimax. D) Aphorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allegory. 49. In Alice in Wonderland, the logic: "No rabbits have ever spoken to me before today;" therefore "no rabbits will speak to me today" is an example of A) Rhetorical logic. B) Juxtaposition. C) A syllogism. D) Deductive logic. E) Inductive logic. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Inductive logic. 50. Fill in the blank:Using one part of an object to represent the entire object (for example, referring to a car simply as "wheels" ) is called ..... A) Synecdoche. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synecdoche. 51. Making a statement seem less significant that it really is A) Understatement. B) Juxtaposition. C) Exigence. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Understatement. 52. How will students' grades be determined in this course? A) Based solely on final exams. B) Based on mastery of skills through practice and assessments. C) Based on attendance. D) Based on class participation only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Based on mastery of skills through practice and assessments. 53. Which word choice could Woolf add to sharpen her argument's style and advance her point? A) "Maybe" to suggest uncertainty and invite debate. B) "Trifling" to downplay the importance of her demands. C) "Strangled" vividly depicts the fate of genius without support. D) "Nice" to soften her tone and appeal to readers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Strangled" vividly depicts the fate of genius without support. 54. For the Free Response Question (FRQ) section, what is the recommended maximum time to spend on each individual essay, excluding the reading period? A) 30 minutes. B) 40 minutes. C) 60 minutes. D) 15 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 40 minutes. 55. What is the grading scale for a grade of B? A) 79-70. B) 100-90. C) 89-80. D) 69-60. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 89-80. 56. A term from the Greek meaning 'changed label' or 'substitute name, ' where the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it, is called: A) Irony. B) Metonymy. C) Narrative. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metonymy. 57. What is chiasmus? A) A grammatical unit containing a subject and a verb. B) A figure of speech where two successive phrases or clauses are parallel in syntax but reverse the order of analogous words. C) The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing. D) A principle demanding clarity and arrangement in writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A figure of speech where two successive phrases or clauses are parallel in syntax but reverse the order of analogous words. 58. Which rhetorical device involves the repetition of sounds in neighboring words? A) Allegory. B) Alliteration. C) Analogy. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 59. A paragraph lacks commentary if it A) Fails to explain significance. B) Uses formal diction. C) Quotes a source. D) Includes statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fails to explain significance. 60. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an effective counterargument in an essay? A) Dismissing the opposing argument entirely. B) Accurately representing the opposing view. C) Acknowledging the strengths of the opposing argument. D) Providing a refutation of the opposing argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dismissing the opposing argument entirely. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAp English Language Quiz 1Ap English Language Quiz 2Ap English Language Quiz 3Ap English Language Quiz 4Ap English Language Quiz 5Ap English Language Quiz 6Ap English Language Quiz 7Ap English Language Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books