This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap English Language – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap English Language Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a clause in grammar? A) A figure of speech that addresses an absent or imaginary person. B) A grammatical unit containing a subject and a verb. C) A principle demanding clarity and arrangement in writing. D) A terse statement expressing a general truth or moral principle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A grammatical unit containing a subject and a verb. 2. Passage 1- "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (1963) Martin Luther King Jr. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. The tone of this passage can best be described as A) Detached and scholarly. B) Hopeful and visionary. C) Urgent and moral. D) Skeptical and defensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urgent and moral. 3. Fill in the blank:A deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis, effect, or humor is called ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 4. What does definition development explain in academic writing? A) How to write an essay. B) What something means by providing its essential characteristics, boundaries, and distinguishing features. C) How to cite sources. D) How to avoid plagiarism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What something means by providing its essential characteristics, boundaries, and distinguishing features. 5. The "deed" that the speaker refers to as "that of exclusiveness and caution" (line 69-71) is prefigured in A) "missionary" efforts (line 65). B) "the religious zeal of the family" (line 65). C) "altruistic tendencies" (line 56). D) The "family claim" (line 62). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The "family claim" (line 62). 6. Refers to the feelings and associations created by a word. A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) Acronym. D) Synonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. 7. Informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing are called ..... A) Metaphor. B) Euphemism. C) Hyperbole. D) Colloquialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Colloquialism. 8. Litotes is a figure of thought in which a point is affirmed by ..... its opposite. It is a special form of understatement, where the surface denial serves, through ironic contrast, to reinforce the underlying assertion. A) Ignoring. B) Emphasizing. C) Negating. D) Repeating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Negating. 9. Which rhetorical term is defined as:'A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. Hyperboles often have a comic effect; however, a serious effect is also possible. Often, hyperbole produces irony.'? A) Metaphor. B) Euphemism. C) Hyperbole. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 10. How does Brown's choice to reference her research interviews reflect the rhetorical situation? A) It appeals to the audience's desire for entertainment by adding personal drama. B) It establishes her credibility and connects her argument to real-life experiences. C) It distracts from her main point by focusing on unrelated details. D) It alienates readers who dislike academic studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It establishes her credibility and connects her argument to real-life experiences. 11. What role does a concluding paragraph play in a persuasive essay? A) To introduce new evidence and arguments. B) To summarize the main points and reinforce the writer's position. C) To provide detailed descriptions of each argument presented. D) To list the sources used in the essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To summarize the main points and reinforce the writer's position. 12. What should you do when you get the passage for the multiple choice section? A) Summarize the main idea of each paragraph. B) All of the above. C) Group the options into like words. D) Mark out any words that do not answer part of the question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All of the above. 13. The primary idea that you must have to score a point in column C of the AP Lang rubric A) Thesis. B) Sophistication. C) Commentary. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sophistication. 14. Which method of development should you choose to make abstract concrete? A) Definition. B) Description. C) Cause/Effect. D) Narration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Narration. 15. To refine her claim about the necessity of money and privacy, Woolf could strengthen her argument by: A) Repeating her point about men's advantages for emphasis. B) Describing unrelated historical events to provide context. C) Adding a fictional story about a struggling writer. D) Citing specific examples of female writers stifled by lack of resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Citing specific examples of female writers stifled by lack of resources. 16. In the rhetorical analysis essay, what should you begin your body paragraphs with? A) Rhetorical strategy. B) Analysis of textual evidence. C) Textual evidence. D) Pushing Itzel Santos into Cassidy Seiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical strategy. 17. What is the primary purpose of a rhetorical question in a speech or text? A) To provoke thought. B) To provide an answer. C) To confuse the audience. D) To introduce a new topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To provoke thought. 18. Chose the device that matches the definition.The language and speech idiosyncrasies of a specific area, region, or group A) Diction. B) Didactic. C) Dialect. D) Diabolic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dialect. 19. An example of an "ad hominem" argument is A) Quoting an astrophysicist in matters about space. B) Saying someone is too uneducated to know anything about astrophysics. C) Quoting an astrophysicist in matters about literature. D) Describing an inappropriate cause and effect chain that catastrophizes events. E) Making someone feel guilty through the use an anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saying someone is too uneducated to know anything about astrophysics. 20. High scoring essays tend to be at least ..... page(s) long, typed an single spaced. A) 1. B) 3. C) 4. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. 21. What should students do if they encounter technology problems during the course? A) Ignore the problem. B) Contact their site coordinator and teacher immediately. C) Wait until the next class. D) Try to fix it themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contact their site coordinator and teacher immediately. 22. "Let's return to the topic after that brief digression." What does digression mean based on the context clues? A) A principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true. B) Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language. C) To provide (a book, newspaper, etc.) with pictures. D) A temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing. 23. Which term refers to the placement of two things closely together to emphasize differences? A) Juxtaposition. B) Parallelism. C) Alliteration. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Juxtaposition. 24. When reading a nonfiction passage for the multiple-choice section, what should you do to identify the main idea? A) Focus only on the first sentence. B) Look for repeated themes and key points throughout the passage. C) Ignore the conclusion. D) Memorize the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Look for repeated themes and key points throughout the passage. 25. State the device used in the quote"Sally sells seashells by the seashore." A) Assonance. B) Repetition. C) Alliteration. D) Restatement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 26. He had a million tricks to show the kids on Halloween. This is an example of ..... , A) Description. B) Irony. C) Hyperbole. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 27. What is the literary device used to describe an inanimate object as if it were a person? A) Simile. B) Synecdoche. C) Symbol. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 28. Writing is a form of empowerment. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. Involves appealing to someone's emotions. A) Pathos. B) Migos. C) Logos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 30. Which rhetorical term is defined as:'An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.'? A) Euphemism. B) Apostrophe. C) Invective. 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