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Ap English Language Quiz 8 (60 MCQs)

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1. Hotspur represents an example of
2. Which of the following is a reason to use narration in writing?
3. A rhetorical appeal that uses logic to support an argument
4. In the context of the AP English Language and Composition exam, what does the term 'synthesis' refer to?
5. How many sections are on the AP English Language and Composition Exam?
6. If you encounter a question on the exam that you do not know the answer to, what is the best course of action?
7. True or False:You have about 40 minutes to write each essay.
8. What term refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness, and is important for describing an author's style?
9. Which organizational pattern alternates between subjects for each point of comparison?
10. PASSAGE 1The tone of the last two sentences of paragraph 1 is best described as
11. He is a fish in the water. This is an example of .....
12. What does the term "ethos" refer to in rhetorical situations?
13. The final step of close reading involves making connections to broader cultural and historical contexts. This is part of:
14. Fill in the blank:The deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it is is called .....
15. Which type of sentence exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action?
16. Fill in the blank:The persona adopted by the author to deliver his or her message to the audience is called the .....
17. What is a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences?
18. If your material is a complex or contested concept, which method should you use?
19. Which rhetorical term is defined as:'A second type of subject complement-a noun, group of nouns, or noun clause that names the subject. It, like the predicate adjective, follows a linking verb and is located in the predicate of the sentence.'
20. In the context of AP English Language, what does 'syntax' refer to?
21. A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; opposite of hyperbole. Ex:Not a bad idea, not many, it isn't very serious, "I have this tiny little tumor on my brain" .
22. Placing two very different things together for effect.
23. The ideas or feelings evoked by a word in addition to its literal meaning.
24. What is the minimum percentage correct we want to receive on the multiple choice section?
25. The primary idea that you must have to score a point in column A of the AP Lang rubric
26. What is the purpose of looking for relationships between sources?
27. The 'P' in SPACE stands for:
28. What is the term for a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept, often used to adhere to standards of social or political correctness or to add humor or ironic understatement? For example:saying 'earthly remains' instead of 'corpse.'
29. Define anaphora?
30. Repetition of a particular word at the beginning of successive clauses, sentences, paragraphs, etc.
31. That is the best present I have ever received!
32. What is 'allegory'?
33. If a piece of evidence is described as irrelevant, it means:
34. Which of these is the best definition of tone?
35. Which revision MOST improves clarity?
36. In the synthesis essay, what are students required to do with the provided sources?
37. Which revision MOST improves an argument's precision?
38. Which of the following best expresses the function of the third paragraph (lines 25-41)?
39. Which rhetorical device is illustrated by the example:'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ..... '?
40. The narrator is not within the story and presents the thoughts, emotions, and actions of any or all characters.
41. Developing an essay that aims to depict a scene, person, thing or idea.
42. Chose the device that matches the definition.A literary, historical, religious, or mythological reference in a literary work
43. The sudden appearance of the commonplace in otherwise elevated matter or style.
44. Fill in the blank: ..... is a sentence that gives a command.
45. What do the last three passages of the multiple choice section of our exam test you over?
46. What does this appeal to?"I work 300 days a year and make over 1, 000, 000 dollars annually with 15 different businesses."
47. A writer MOST strengthens an argument by
48. What is a metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work called?
49. PASSAGE 2The third sentence of the first paragraph advances the author's purpose by presenting characteristics and features that
50. True or False:You should find the longest possible quotation to include in your writing to show you know what you're talking about.
51. Express (a proposition, theory, etc.) in clear or definite terms.
52. What term refers to the consideration of style as the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices, and also involves the classification of authors to a group and comparison of an author to similar authors?
53. How does the author of the practice passage view McDonald's?
54. Speakers appeal to emotion to motivate their audience.
55. A respectable, reliable source of evidence
56. What is the definition of 'Analogy'?
57. Which rhetorical term is defined as:'The duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as a sound word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern.'
58. Fill in the blank: ..... is intentional exaggeration to create an effect.
59. In the first paragraph, the speaker introduces an argument that criticizes
60. What is an effective strategy for evaluating the strength of an argument?
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