Ap English Language Quiz 9 (30 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following is an effective way to prepare for the AP English Language and Composition Exam?
2. "The water was a pearl-studded sea of azure tipped with turquoise." is an example of .....
3. Which rhetorical strategy is primarily used to appeal to the audience's sense of logic and reasoning?
4. The Abigail Adams, Margaret Thatcher, Richard Louv, and Madeline Albright passages were used for the
5. The word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers is called the .....
6. Which choice would NOT help avoid misinterpretation?
7. 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)?
8. 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.'
9. One way for a writer to appeal to ethos in a text is to
10. "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
11. Sentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action.
12. Fill in the blank: ..... is the use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses.
13. What is the title of this course?
14. Which choice BEST improves logical flow?
15. When you examine the 'history of money in a society' to understand a text, you are analyzing which type of context?
16. 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.
17. Writing or speech not intended to carry literal meaning; usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.
18. Which method of development should you choose to evaluate options?
19. A type of writing used to explain a topic.
20. What is the difference between an analogy and a simile?
21. What is the main focus of the reading multiple choice questions?
22. 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?
23. Which of the following tone words is positive?
24. Although the war ended, and as people tend to have short memories, the city's people were still divided over its impact.
25. What is the primary purpose of using a counterargument in a persuasive essay?
26. Rhetoric is .....
27. Word choice used by the author for a specific purpose.
28. A sentence that includes two independent clauses.
29. A neutral, measured tone is MOST effective when a writer wants to
30. A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.