Ap English Language Quiz 12 (60 MCQs)

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1. When the writer says, "But I ask ..... will help" (lines 57-60), he is using which of the following approaches to persuade his audience?
2. Choices about which specific words or phrases to use, made by an author in consideration of their audience and purpose.
3. What is the main focus of the questions in the reading multiple choice section?
4. Fill in the blank:The combination of circumstances that affect a piece of writing or communication is known as the .....
5. Giving human-like qualities to something that is inanimate.
6. Fill in the blank: ..... is the emotional atmosphere of a work.
7. The author's attitude toward the subject is referred to as .....
8. Regarding the synthesis essay, which is one of the questions the writer needs to ask?
9. When one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another; when two or more different senses are in the same image. Ex:the sight of red ants makes you itch.
10. Which of the following is not a choice in syntax?
11. In the context of AP English Language, what is the primary purpose of a rhetorical analysis essay?
12. What is the 8th part of speech?
13. PASSAGE 2Which of the following best describes the function of the first sentence ('A country ..... a problem')?
14. Fill in the blank: ..... is a humorous imitation of a serious work.
15. True/False:A classroom is a rhetorical situation.
16. When creating a text, a writer would likely want to consider all of the following about their target audience EXCEPT (Select all correct answers.)
17. Which rhetorical term is defined as:'This term describes traditions for each genre. These conventions help to define each genre; for example, they differentiate an essay and journalistic writing or an autobiography and political writing. On the AP language exam, try to distinguish the unique features of a writer's work from those dictated by convention.'?
18. What is the Greek word for persuade/argue/debate?
19. A belief or judgment about something given by a specialist or someone with expertise on the subject matter is called .....
20. Fill in the blank:The word 'circumspect' means .....
21. The AP Lang multiple choice section is worth ..... of your total exam score.
22. A comparison between two different things that shows their relationship
23. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented.
24. The non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the feeling of a word.
25. Which of the following is NOT a classroom rule?
26. What happens if a student receives a poor grade on an assignment?
27. Which rhetorical term refers to the emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work?
28. When you look up a word in the dictionary, you find its .....
29. True/False:Die Hard is a Christmas movie.
30. An exaggeration of overstatement
31. When an author groups two contradictory terms together.
32. A paradox made up of two seemingly contradictory words.
33. When events turn out the opposite of what was expected; when what the characters and reader's think should happen, but does not happen.
34. You have about 40 minutes to write each essay.
35. What should you mark out when analyzing the options?
36. Fill in the blank:The 'why' or 'what happens next' is more important than ..... or 'how it looks' when choosing cause and effect over other methods.
37. How much is the Multiple Choice section worth?
38. What is 'extended metaphor'?
39. When two words, phrases, images, or ideas are placed close together or side by side for comparison or contrast, it is called:
40. When a writer uses an appeal to pathos, they are attempting to engage the audience's:
41. Which term describes a repeating symbol throughout a text?
42. A description of how something looks, feels, tastes, smells, or sounds.
43. Which of the following best explains why critiquing the human element of texts is valuable?
44. PASSAGE 1It can be inferred that "the few" (paragraph 2) refers most specifically to
45. Which of these is NOT a rhetorical appeal?
46. There will be between ..... questions on the test.
47. True or False:Grammar and mechanics play a huge role in the score you receive on a timed writing.
48. Deriding the status quo is
49. Which word accurately describes the son's tone in the following dialogue? Father:We are going to Disney World! Son:Yay!!!!
50. What is the primary claim Brown makes in this passage, and what evidence supports it?
51. Fill in the blank: ..... is an appeal to reason or logic.
52. At the end of the semester, I will take the AP English ..... Language exam and NOT an exam created by Mr. Ray
53. Attribution of a lifelike quality to an inanimate object or an idea.
54. What are the two types of questions on the AP English Language exam?
55. The use of language that can either be bitter and cruel or witty and insightful, may contain irony, can be meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something.
56. PASSAGE 1In context, "headsmen" is best understood to mean
57. True or False:A speaker must choose among ethos, pathos, and logos when deciding how best to persuade their audience.
58. Figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as.
59. What rhetorical device does the following quote exemplify: "Because they know what is coming. They know that if there is no assault weapons ban passed, then we will vote them out. They know that if there is not tightening of the background checks, we will vote them out. They know that if there is no shrinking of magazine capacity, then we will vote them out." Delaney Tarr
60. What does column B on the AP English Language rubric score?