This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap English Language – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap English Language Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the term for intellectually amazing language that surprises and delights, often humorous and suggesting the speaker's verbal power in creating ingenious and perceptive remarks? A) Theme. B) Syntax. C) Wit. D) Thesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wit. 2. What should you do during the second read of the sources? A) Reread carefully for key details. B) Ignore the sources. C) Skim for main ideas. D) Write your essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reread carefully for key details. 3. When you read the multiple choice questions, you should read for A) Main idea. B) Rhetorical devices. C) Hidden meanings. D) Korrin Skinner went to Brownsburg's prom, and she got down on the dance floor!!!!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main idea. 4. A style of argument which appeals to the immediacy or urgency of the situation at hand. A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Kairos. D) Mythos. E) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kairos. 5. Which text is used as an example of classical oration? A) "Graduation" by Maya Angelou. B) "The Miss Dennis School of Writing" by Alice Steinbach. C) "Declaration of Independence" by Thomas Jefferson. D) "Learning to Read" by Frederick Douglass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Declaration of Independence" by Thomas Jefferson. 6. Which rhetorical device is described by the following function:'Organizes information clearly and logically. Emphasizes the scope or scale of an argument. Builds momentum or rhetorical force through accumulation. Helps readers process complex ideas step by step.'? A) Exemplification. B) Hyperbole. C) Enumeratio. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enumeratio. 7. What is the primary mode of persuasion that appeals to reason and logic? A) Style. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 8. A sentence that includes multiple clauses of the same type. A) Cumulative. B) Compound. C) Periodic. D) Complex. E) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 9. Which detail would BEST strengthen a causal claim? A) A personal anecdote. B) A historical aside. C) A study showing direct correlation. D) A rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A study showing direct correlation. 10. Which of the following best describes the structure of the AP English Language and Composition exam? A) Multiple Choice and Short Answer. B) True/False and Essay Questions. C) Multiple Choice and Free Response. D) Short Answer and Oral Presentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multiple Choice and Free Response. 11. What rhetorical device is being used?All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players;They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts. A) Attitude. B) Euphemism. C) Allusion. D) Extended Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extended Metaphor. 12. Information that supports a claim A) Evidence. B) Warrant. C) Qualifier. D) Coherence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evidence. 13. What does coherence demand in writing? A) The use of slang or informalities. B) The arrangement of parts to make the meaning clear and intelligible. C) The omission of conjunctions for effect. D) The reversal of analogous words or phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The arrangement of parts to make the meaning clear and intelligible. 14. Words are daggers when spoken in anger. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Allusion. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 15. A statement that appears self-contradictory, but that reveals a kind of truth. A) Paradox. B) Point of View. C) Repetition. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paradox. 16. What will happen if a student uses AI to write their essays? A) They will receive extra credit. B) They will be required to meet with their teacher. C) They will be given a warning. D) They will be allowed to resubmit the essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They will be required to meet with their teacher. 17. Fill in the blank: ..... is a question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer. A) Open-ended question. B) Multiple choice question. C) Rhetorical question. D) Leading question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical question. 18. What time do you need to be in your room, seated, and ready for a morning AP exam, like our exam? A) 8:00 a.m. B) 9:00 a.m. C) 7:30 a.m. D) 13:00 a.m. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8:00 a.m. 19. The primary goal of a Rhetorical Analysis essay is to: A) Synthesize information from multiple sources to support an original argument. B) Argue for or against the author's main claim. C) Analyze how an author uses rhetorical strategies to achieve a purpose. D) Summarize the plot of a narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analyze how an author uses rhetorical strategies to achieve a purpose. 20. The word choices made by a writer are referred to as ..... (Can be described as formal, semi-formal, ornate, informal, technical, etc.) A) Imagery. B) Syntax. C) Diction. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diction. 21. A question to prove a point without the expectation of an answer A) Rhetorical question. B) Rhetorical analysis. C) Rhetorical situation. D) Rhetorical triangle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical question. 22. On the AP Language and Composition exam, Multiple Choice Questions are always arranged from the easiest to the hardest. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. Fill in the blank: ..... is a suggestion an author or speaker makes (implies) without stating it directly. NOTE:the author/speaker implies; the reader/audience infers. A) Quotation. B) Explanation. C) Inference. D) Implication. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Implication. 24. PASSAGE 1In the context of the passage, "coarse" (sentence 1) is best interpreted as A) Crude. B) Improper. C) Ribald. D) Common. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crude. 25. Which of the following is NOT a recommended web browser for the course? A) Firefox. B) Opera. C) Google Chrome. D) Safari. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opera. 26. The impression of the atmosphere of the story. A) Point of view. B) Tone. C) Mood. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mood. 27. How often should students log in to Canvas to check for announcements, messages, and assignments? A) Every school day. B) Only on weekends. C) Twice a week. D) Once a week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every school day. 28. Chose the device that matches the definition.Parallel structure in which the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure, but also in length A) Inference. B) Isocolon. C) Imagery. D) Identity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Isocolon. 29. The absence of conjunctions between parts of a sentence. A) Anaphora. B) Asyndeton. C) Metonymy. D) Syntax. E) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asyndeton. 30. Which of the following best defines synecdoche? A) The use of a series of words, phrases, or clauses that have similar grammatical structure. B) A statement that appears to be self-contradictory but contains a deeper truth. C) A figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole, or the whole is used to represent a part. D) The use of a word to describe something that is not it literal meaning. 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