This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap Language And Composition – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap Language And Composition Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which statement best describes the rhetorical significance of Rebecca Nurse's refusal to confess? A) It is an explicit appeal to Pathos to inspire the other prisoners to be truthful. B) It establishes her unshakeable Ethos as the moral standard against the court's corruption. C) It is a logical argument (Logos) that proves the court's evidence is false. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It establishes her unshakeable Ethos as the moral standard against the court's corruption. 2. "Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are.Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky." A) Allusion. B) Aphorism. C) Appeals to emotion, logic, authority. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apostrophe. 3. The rhetorical technique of anticipating counterarguments and offering a refutation A) Classification and division. B) Compare/contrast. C) Anticipating audience response. D) Red herrings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anticipating audience response. 4. The overall atmosphere of a work and the mood is how that atmosphere makes a reader feel. A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Mood. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mood. 5. An egregious error is one that is: A) Slight and forgivable. B) Hidden and subtle. C) Clever and unnoticed. D) Outrageously bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Outrageously bad. 6. What is 'voice' in terms of a writer's style? A) The original noun that is replaced by a pronoun. B) The oral delivery of a spoken text. C) The distinctive sound and identity that emerges from a writer's word choice, syntax, and tone. D) A grammatical structure that indicates balance between ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The distinctive sound and identity that emerges from a writer's word choice, syntax, and tone. 7. A state of torpor is characterized by: A) High energy and enthusiasm. B) A sluggish and inactive state. C) Clear and focused thinking. D) Agitation and restlessness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sluggish and inactive state. 8. A nascent idea is one that is: A) Fully developed and complete. B) Just beginning to emerge. C) Widely accepted and established. D) Outdated and irrelevant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Just beginning to emerge. 9. The emotional impact the author creates through word choice, imagery, and devices. A) Imagery. B) Mood. C) Allusion. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mood. 10. The assumption the speaker makes about the audience A) Tone. B) Warrant. C) Qualifier. D) Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warrant. 11. What is a line of reasoning in an argument? A) The formal expression of a writer's claim. B) A contrasting perspective on the evidence. C) The sequence of reasons that work together to support the unifying idea and perspective of a writer's argument. D) A change, qualification, or reconsideration of a perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sequence of reasons that work together to support the unifying idea and perspective of a writer's argument. 12. Which of these is NOT part of an argumentative essay introduction? A) Hook. B) Summarize the Issue. C) Evidence. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evidence. 13. Part 4-Parts of SpeechDirections:Choose the part of speech for each vocabulary word.20. Amorphous is a ..... A) Adverb. B) Verb. C) Noun. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjective. 14. What is a personal anecdote and how is it used? A) A brief story from the writer's own experience used to illustrate a point or support an argument. B) A distinct form of language spoken by a particular group. C) Using sensory details to create a vivid picture. D) An appeal to logic and reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A brief story from the writer's own experience used to illustrate a point or support an argument. 15. The repeated consonant sounds at the beginnings of words(breeze blew briskly) A) Alliteration. B) Consonance. C) Assonance. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 16. What time does the AP Language exam begin? A) 2:15pm. B) 7:30am. C) 12:00pm. D) 8:00am. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8:00am. 17. When John Proctor finally confesses his affair, he is making a desperate attempt to: A) Use the historical record to establish a strong precedent. B) Destroy Abigail Williams's Ethos by undermining her reputation for piety. C) Save his own life by appealing to the court's Pathos. D) Employ a powerful logical Syllogism to prove his innocence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Destroy Abigail Williams's Ethos by undermining her reputation for piety. 18. Claims advocating courses of action that should or should not be undertaken A) Claim of policy. B) Claim of definition. C) Claim of value/judgement. D) Claim of definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claim of policy. 19. To be creative; to introduce something new A) Create. B) Innovate. C) Candid. D) Contentious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Innovate. 20. Choose the best describing antonym for each vocabulary word. Word:Amorphous A) Formless. B) Shapeless. C) Structured. D) Blurry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Structured. 21. What is the purpose of using a parallel structure in writing? A) To create a sense of rhythm and balance in the text. B) To identify and solve problems within the text. C) To explain how something works or was done. D) To draw upon storytelling and details to convey a message. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To create a sense of rhythm and balance in the text. 22. Which of the following best defines 'concession'? A) The part of a text that provides a summary. B) Acknowledging the limitations of one's own argument by accepting all or a portion of a competing claim as correct. C) A brief account of a particular incident or event. D) A specific piece of information about a subject that can function as evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acknowledging the limitations of one's own argument by accepting all or a portion of a competing claim as correct. 23. Mia is writing a letter to her younger brother, warning him about the dangers of crossing the street without looking both ways. Which word best describes the tone Mia uses in her letter? A) Audacious. B) Coarse. C) Admonitory. D) Facetious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Admonitory. 24. Which of these phrases would be good to use to cite text evidence? A) In other words,. B) In conclusion,. C) In my opinion,. D) According to the text,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) According to the text,. 25. A comparison of two unlike things using like, as, than, or resembles A) Metaphor. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 26. The constant reference to John Proctor's infrequent church attendance and working on the Sabbath is an example of the court and Parris attempting to destroy his Ethos by using: A) Objective evidence of a crime. B) Association with known heretics. C) Moral character attacks and guilt by omission. D) The use of Hyperbole to exaggerate his moral flaws. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moral character attacks and guilt by omission. 27. Which words are synonymous with "obdurate" ? A) Open-minded, receptive, willing. B) Passive, yielding, submissive. C) Resistant, stubborn, inflexible. D) Cooperative, agreeable, adaptable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resistant, stubborn, inflexible. 28. Which figurative device is being used in this line? The old tree stretched his long and gangly fingers towards the sky. A) Idiom. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 29. Lack of emotion or interest A) Apathy. B) Ambiguous. C) Embellish. D) Fervent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apathy. 30. A spurious claim is one that is: A) Authentic and genuine. B) Unimportant and trivial. C) False and deceptive. D) Ambitious and bold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) False and deceptive. 31. Choose the synonyms for "egregious" : A) Minor, trivial, insignificant. B) Obvious, apparent, clear. C) Outrageous, shocking, appalling. D) Overlooked, unnoticed, concealed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outrageous, shocking, appalling. 32. True or FalseYou can change your original position. A) True/ It is called a revised position and comes after seeing new evidence provided in the sources. B) False/ Students should have integrity in their own opinions and writing about the opposite of the sources allows them to develop a deeper understanding of synthesis. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True/ It is called a revised position and comes after seeing new evidence provided in the sources. 33. Not caring one way or the other; lacking a preference; neutral A) Vagrant. B) Undermine. C) Obscure. D) Indifferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indifferent. 34. Select the group of synonyms for "capricious" : A) Passive, apathetic, indifferent. B) Stable, steadfast, resolute. C) Unpredictable, whimsical, erratic. D) Considerate, thoughtful, caring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unpredictable, whimsical, erratic. 35. Any language that appeals to the reader's five senses. If it helps the to imagine what something looks, tastes, smells, sounds, or feels like, it's this! A) Mood. B) Imagery. C) Theme. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 36. A reference to an event, literary work or person-I can't do that because I am not Superman. A) Zeugma. B) Parody. C) Allusion. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 37. What is the purpose of a hook in a text? A) To illustrate relationships among ideas. B) To engage an audience at the beginning of a text. C) To provide evidence for an argument. D) To change the writer's perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To engage an audience at the beginning of a text. 38. Choose the sentence that uses the vocabulary word correctly.21. Aegis A) He aegised the broken vase. B) The aegis jumped over the fence. C) She aegised her homework quickly. D) The orphanage operated under the aegis of a wealthy donor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The orphanage operated under the aegis of a wealthy donor. 39. Try to integrate your source material as smoothly and naturally as possible into your sentences. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 40. Reading for commonalities A) Requires making note of the common issues in each source. B) May look like this: "A, D, and E all support the notion that ". C) Helps you determine which sources you will use. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 41. Buzz, hiss, roar, and woof are all examples of- A) Refrain. B) Symbols. C) Consonance. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 42. This takes place when two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds. "Men sell the wedding bells" . A) Ethos. B) Diction. C) Consonance. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assonance. 43. Select the group of synonyms for "nascent" : A) Declining, fading, deteriorating. B) Emerging, developing, budding. C) Outdated, irrelevant, obsolete. D) Established, proven, accomplished. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emerging, developing, budding. 44. Something insipid is: A) Exciting and engaging. B) Complex and mysterious. C) Boring and flavorless. D) Harsh and grating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boring and flavorless. 45. A capricious person is often: A) Fickle and impulsive. B) Stable and predictable. C) Thoughtful and considerate. D) Rigid and unyielding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fickle and impulsive. 46. When Elizabeth Proctor is asked about her husband's infidelity, her equivocation (lying to protect him) is an example of: A) A successful appeal to Logos. B) A moral failure that leads directly to his death. C) Dramatic Irony and a thematic statement about the destructive power of a lie. D) A Red Herring used to distract the judges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dramatic Irony and a thematic statement about the destructive power of a lie. 47. What is the main goal of a writer when using a rhetorical question? A) To persuade the audience with a strong argument. B) To compel the audience to pause and reflect rather than respond with a literal answer. C) To narrate a story using detailed storytelling. D) To repeat a word or phrase for emphasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To compel the audience to pause and reflect rather than respond with a literal answer. 48. How is thesis defined? A) An arguable statement. B) A factual statement. C) An opinionated statement that is not arguable. D) A summary of the essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An arguable statement. 49. When a writer bases a claim upon an isolated example or asserts that a claim is certain rather than probable A) Claim of value. B) Declarative sentence. C) Generalization. D) Exemplification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Generalization. 50. Repetition of interior vowel sounds: "Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese." A) Alliteration. B) Assonance. C) Consonance. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assonance. 51. When one line of poetry runs into the next-when a line ends without end punctuation and the sentence continues onto the next line. A) Stanza. B) Enjambment. C) Rhyme scheme. D) Couplet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enjambment. 52. True or False:Students will be given 40 minutes per essay to write a well-developed response. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. Choose the best describing antonym for each vocabulary word. Word:Ephemeral A) Short-lived. B) Eternal. C) Fleeting. D) Temporary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eternal. 54. Repeating a word, phrase, or line for emphasis. A) Rhyme. B) Repetition. C) Meter. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 55. Dead on her feet, Marla collapsed onto the worn bus seat, glad her 24 hour shift was finally over. A) Literal language. B) Figurative language. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Figurative language. 56. Which of the following is an example of an aphorism? A) "Absolute power corrupts absolutely.". B) "Once upon a time in a faraway land ". C) "The theory of relativity is complex.". D) "The sun rises in the east.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Absolute power corrupts absolutely.". 57. Gloominess; negativity A) Profligate. B) Reprove. C) Pessimism. D) Fracas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pessimism. 58. The SPACECAT acronym is used for understanding the rhetorical situation and choices. What does the 'E' represent? A) Effect. B) Explanation. C) Exigence. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exigence. 59. Reverend Hale attempts to use Logos in Act I by: A) Threatening the villagers with eternal damnation if they do not confess. B) Appealing to the Bible as a supreme text of moral Ethos. C) Relying on his academic books and established scholarly procedures to diagnose witchcraft. D) Questioning Parris's financial motivations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relying on his academic books and established scholarly procedures to diagnose witchcraft. 60. What is the term for a rhetorical device that involves a direct address to an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction? A) Metonymy. B) Euphemism. C) Apostrophe. D) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apostrophe. Next →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAp Language And Composition Quiz 2Ap Language And Composition Quiz 3Ap Language And Composition Quiz 4Ap Language And Composition Quiz 5Ap Language And Composition Quiz 6Ap Language And Composition Quiz 7Ap English Language QuizAp Language Synthesis Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books