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Ap English Language Quiz 5 (60 MCQs)

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1. "The water was a pearl-studded sea of azure tipped with turquoise." is an example of .....
2. Which rhetorical strategy is primarily used to appeal to the audience's sense of logic and reasoning?
3. The Abigail Adams, Margaret Thatcher, Richard Louv, and Madeline Albright passages were used for the
4. The word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers is called the .....
5. Which choice would NOT help avoid misinterpretation?
6. What is the rhetorical term for a type of metaphor in which the part stands for the whole, the whole for a part, the genus for the species, the species for the genus, the material for the thing made, or in short, any portion, section, or main quality for the whole or the thing itself (or vice versa)?
7. Which rhetorical term is defined as:'From the Greek meaning "to tear flesh, " sarcasm involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something. It may use irony as a device, but not all ironic statements are sarcastic, that is, intended to ridicule. When well done, sarcasm can be witty and insightful; when done poorly, it's simply cruel.'
8. One way for a writer to appeal to ethos in a text is to
9. "If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it." -Stephen Colbert
10. Sentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action.
11. Fill in the blank: ..... is the use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses.
12. What is the title of this course?
13. Which choice BEST improves logical flow?
14. When you examine the 'history of money in a society' to understand a text, you are analyzing which type of context?
15. A figure of speech in which something is presented as less important, dire, urgent, good, and so on, than it actually is, often for satiric or comical effect.
16. Writing or speech not intended to carry literal meaning; usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.
17. Which method of development should you choose to evaluate options?
18. A type of writing used to explain a topic.
19. What is the difference between an analogy and a simile?
20. What is the main focus of the reading multiple choice questions?
21. Which rhetorical term is defined as a question that is asked merely for effect and does not expect a reply because the answer is assumed, subtly influencing the reader/audience to ponder the question and arrive at the desired answer on their own?
22. Which of the following tone words is positive?
23. Although the war ended, and as people tend to have short memories, the city's people were still divided over its impact.
24. What is the primary purpose of using a counterargument in a persuasive essay?
25. Rhetoric is .....
26. Word choice used by the author for a specific purpose.
27. A sentence that includes two independent clauses.
28. A neutral, measured tone is MOST effective when a writer wants to
29. A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.
30. What is a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct?
31. A type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses is called a ..... sentence.
32. How many minutes will you receive to answer the multiple choice questions on the AP Lang exam?
33. You cannot feel arrogant (about the exam), but you must feel you are capable of handling the test.
34. What can you do for homework if you are picking all the wrong answers on this review?
35. The statement "Advancements in technology have increased the speed of information exchange, but rapid communication does not always lead to clarity, " primarily serves to
36. True or False:For the synthesis essay (FRQ #1), you must cite at least three sources.
37. If I am absent, assignments are still due on the due date.
38. A claim that 'Public libraries are essential for a functioning democracy' would require which of the following types of evidence for sufficient support?
39. What term, from the Greek meaning 'teaching, ' refers to works that have the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially the teaching of moral or ethical principles?
40. The sentence 'The proposal promises efficiency, yet it overlooks the human cost of rapid change.' uses which strategy?
41. What is the purpose of knowing rhetorical terms in AP English Language and Composition?
42. True or False:There is no penalty for guessing on the multiple choice.
43. What should students do before submitting an assignment?
44. Placing two contrasting ideas side-by-side is called:
45. Which rhetorical device is used to refer indirectly to something presumably known?
46. Why is it inappropriate to define rhetorical devices in your essay?
47. Which revision would LEAST improve precision?
48. A statement that appears to contradict itself but contains truth and validity.
49. Your audience needs to make a choice between options when reading a compare and contrast essay.
50. What is the effect of using asyndeton in writing?
51. The discussion of similarities and differences between two or more things
52. The implication of the phrase "civilization has placed you apart" (line 14) is that the speaker and the waiter
53. What is the final reminder for tackling the reading section?
54. What is the purpose of summarizing each source briefly when you annotate?
55. Which type of clause contains both a subject and a verb (plus any accompanying phrases or modifiers) but cannot stand alone and does not express a complete thought, often beginning with words like although, because, unless, if, even though, since, as soon as, while, who, when, where, how, and that?
56. The ironic minimizing of fact, presenting something as less than or less significant than it is.
57. Uses the same grammatical structure in words or sentences
58. What is a logical fallacy related to relevance?
59. The narrator is within the story.
60. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses, often joined by one or more conjunctions, is called a .....
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