This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap English Language – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap English Language Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Direct comparison using like, as, if, or some combination of the three A) Simile. B) Analogy. C) Comparison/contrast. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 2. Which rhetorical term is defined as:'One of the major divisions of genre, prose refers to fiction and non-fiction, including all its forms. In prose the printer determines the length of the line; in poetry, the poet determines the length of the line.' A) Meter. B) Prose. C) Stanza. D) Verse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prose. 3. Fill in the blank: ..... is a standard theme, element, or dramatic situation that recurs in various works. A) Dialogue. B) Motif. C) Protagonist. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motif. 4. The writer's attempt to convince his reader to agree with him or her. A) Figurative language. B) Argumentation. C) Point of view. D) Coherence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Argumentation. 5. Greek for "hostile"; an argument that tries to establish the superiority of ones opinion over all others. A) Rhetoric. B) Refutation. C) Polemic. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polemic. 6. The rhetorical situation A) Argument, analysis, synthesis. B) Speaker, audience, message. C) Logos, ethos, pathos. D) 1st, 2nd & 3rd person point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speaker, audience, message. 7. The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words. A) Apostrophe. B) Alliteration. C) Analogy. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 8. The rhetorical device that involves repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses is ..... A) Anaphora. B) Colloquialism. C) Absolute. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 9. A brief reference to a person, event, or place-real or fictitious-or to a work of art A) Warrant. B) Allusion. C) Persona. D) Grounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 10. Showing active opposition or hostility toward someone or something A) Pensive. B) Antagonistic. C) Apathetic. D) Diplomatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antagonistic. 11. Which of the following is the least effective type of evidence to establish logos in a formal, academic argument about public policy? A) A moving anecdote about a single person's experience with the policy. B) Historical context detailing the outcomes of previous, similar policies. C) Expert testimony from a respected economist. D) Quantitative data published by a government agency. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A moving anecdote about a single person's experience with the policy. 12. Which essays can you use second-person pronouns (you, your) on? A) Synthesis (FRQ 1). B) Rhetorical Analysis (FRQ 2). C) Argument (FRQ 3). D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None. 13. A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. Ex:drip, boom, pow, crack, buzz, hiss, etc. A) Mood. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Oxymoron. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 14. Rather than the dictionary definition, the associations suggested by a word implied meaning rather than literal meaning. A) Coherence. B) Connotation. C) Colloquial. D) Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotation. 15. The central idea or message of a work that offers the insight into life or the human condition; may be stated or unstated. A) Theme. B) Thesis. C) Synesthesia. D) Sarcasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 16. What type of sentence consists of two independent clauses joined with a conjunction? A) Complex. B) Compound. C) Simple. D) Compound-complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 17. What comprises the textual evidence for the rhetorical analysis timed writing? A) Sources. B) Passage. C) CHORES. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passage. 18. What is the primary characteristic of colloquial language? A) It is formal and academic. B) It uses slang and informalities. C) It omits conjunctions for effect. D) It reverses the order of words or phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It uses slang and informalities. 19. According to your notes, what should you do during your first read of a text? A) Analyze literary devices and patterns. B) Note connections to cultural contexts. C) Identify the main idea and circle unknown words. D) Write a summary and generate questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Identify the main idea and circle unknown words. 20. A contradicting statement that doesn't seem to make sense but possesses a hidden truth A) Exigence. B) Juxtaposition. C) Paradox. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paradox. 21. What is the key to doing well in this class? A) Putting off assignments until the night before they are due. B) Playing games on my computer during class time. C) Motivation. D) Sleeping in class. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motivation. 22. All of the following signal a shift in argument EXCEPT A) Nevertheless. B) For example. C) Although. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For example. 23. What is the main idea of the second third of the passage? A) The writer's unique order at McDonald's. B) The composition of the filet-o-fish. C) The popularity of fast food in China. D) The writer's family's view of McDonald's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The composition of the filet-o-fish. 24. Fill in the blank:The combination 'Description + Narration' is used to create ..... storytelling. A) Dull. B) Confusing. C) Abstract. D) Vivid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vivid. 25. The acronym SPACE is used to analyze the rhetorical situation. What does the 'A' stand for? A) Author. B) Argument. C) Audience. D) Analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Audience. 26. Which rhetorical term is defined as:'To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented. When a multiple-choice question asks for an inference to be drawn from a passage, the most direct, most reasonable inference is the safest answer choice. If an inference is implausible, it's unlikely to be the correct answer.'? A) Inference/infer. B) Allusion. C) Hyperbole. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inference/infer. 27. Are you in earnest? What does it mean when you ask someone this? A) Are you satisfied now?. B) Are you being serious?. C) Are you laughing at me?. D) Are you in trouble?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are you being serious?. 28. Giving non-human objects human characteristics A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 29. What is the primary purpose of anaphora in writing? A) To create ambiguity in the meaning of a passage. B) To repeat the same expression at the beginning of sentences. C) To juxtapose contrasting ideas intentionally. D) To refer indirectly to something presumably known. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To repeat the same expression at the beginning of sentences. 30. He went to the store, to the game, and to his house all in one night. This is an example of ..... A) Syntax. B) Paradox. C) Allusion. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parallelism. ← 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