This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap Language And Composition – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap Language And Composition Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is "persuasive style" ? A) A type of writing used to tell a memory from the author's point of view. B) A type of writing used to inform the audience about factual evidence. C) A type of writing used to convince the audience of a certain belief or opinion. D) A type of writing used to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A type of writing used to convince the audience of a certain belief or opinion. 2. Concerned with art or beauty; made in an artistic way A) Fracas. B) Aesthetic. C) Jocular. D) Cursory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aesthetic. 3. Which sound device is being used in the following sentence? Down and down and down he fell into the deep recesses of the cave. A) Idiom. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 4. A wandering homeless person; a tramp A) Vagrant. B) Oblivious. C) Undermine. D) Contentious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vagrant. 5. What is an "analogy" used for in figurative language? A) To contrast opposing ideas in parallel structure. B) To move an audience toward a specific action or belief. C) To represent abstract ideas using non-literal language. D) To explain an unfamiliar subject using objects and concepts that are more familiar to an audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To explain an unfamiliar subject using objects and concepts that are more familiar to an audience. 6. Which of the following best describes the tone of a passage that uses formal and sophisticated language to discuss a serious topic? A) Humorous. B) Academic. C) Informal. D) Sarcastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Academic. 7. What is the primary purpose of an analogy? A) To describe a historical event. B) To compare two identical things. C) To list differences between two objects. D) To explain or clarify an unfamiliar idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To explain or clarify an unfamiliar idea. 8. You get 15 minutes to read through the source material, but you can start writing before your time is up. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Claims exploring what something means or what something is made up of A) Claim of definition. B) Claim of policy. C) Claim of value/judgement. D) Claim of value. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claim of definition. 10. An opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward is called- A) Refutation. B) Concession. C) Counterargument. D) Polemic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Counterargument. 11. The skin on the farmer's face was as wrinkled, weathered, and worn as the leather on a horse's harness. What is being compared in this simile? A) Farmer-face. B) Farmer-leather. C) Skin-leather. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skin-leather. 12. Which method of development presents details and sensory language to depict a subject? A) Description. B) Definition. C) Process analysis. D) Cause and effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Description. 13. Appealing to logical reasoning and sound evidence A) Rhetorical question. B) Allegory. C) Logos. D) Claim of value. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 14. Charlotte is giving a speech to her classmates, focusing on teaching them the importance of honesty and sharing a lesson about making good choices. What word best describes the tone of Charlotte's speech? A) Didactic. B) Coarse. C) Insolent. D) Facetious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didactic. 15. What are ethos, logos, and pathos? A) Ethos:Appeal to credibility or character; Logos:Appeal to logic and reason; Pathos:Appeal to emotion. B) Modes of organizing and presenting ideas in writing. C) A contrast of ideas expressed in parallel structure. D) A brief reference to a well-known person, place, or event. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos:Appeal to credibility or character; Logos:Appeal to logic and reason; Pathos:Appeal to emotion. 16. Charlotte stands up in a meeting and proposes a radical new idea, challenging the usual way things are done without hesitation. Which tone word best fits Charlotte's approach? A) Admonitory. B) Audacious. C) Conventional. D) Dejected. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Audacious. 17. Reverend Hale's return in Act IV to counsel the condemned to confess is the rhetorical act of a man whose primary Ethos has shifted from: A) Infallible expert to pragmatic politician. B) Dogmatic theologian to humanitarian moralist. C) Skeptical scientist to fervent fundamentalist. D) Self-serving hypocrite to self-sacrificing hero. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dogmatic theologian to humanitarian moralist. 18. You should never take a stance before reading the accompanying sources. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Stating one thing is another to create a comparison: "He's a sly fox." A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 20. When Parris challenges Danforth in Act IV, saying, 'You cannot hang this sort, ' he is attempting an appeal to Ethos based on: A) The spiritual authority of the local Salem church. B) The superior moral character of Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor as community pillars. C) His emotional connection (Pathos) to the families of the condemned. D) The legal principle of innocent until proven guilty (Logos). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The superior moral character of Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor as community pillars. 21. When determining which sources to use, it's best to A) Use one really well instead of all poorly. B) Use at least three or four. C) Use only the ones you feel comfortable using. D) Cite all of the sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use at least three or four. 22. Which rhetorical device involves a direct comparison using 'like' or 'as'? A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 23. A self-contradictory combination of words. A) Exemplification. B) Oxymoron. C) Qualifer. D) Cliche. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron. 24. In the context of the passage, which of the following best defines the term 'cultural resilience'? A) The ability to resist change. B) The capacity to adapt and survive while maintaining cultural identity. C) The strength to expand and grow economically. D) The power to influence other cultures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The capacity to adapt and survive while maintaining cultural identity. 25. Thomas Putnam is described by Miller as a man 'with an eager look' who 'felt frustrated and embittered.' This diction and characterization best supports the theme of: A) Political reform and the desire for justice. B) Personal vengeance and greed as a source of the accusations. C) The failure of the Puritan theocracy. D) The difficulty of maintaining a good reputation in a small town. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personal vengeance and greed as a source of the accusations. 26. An anecdote is best described as: A) A lengthy and detailed report. B) A personal and short story used to illustrate a point. C) A fictional narrative meant to entertain. D) A confusing and ambiguous statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A personal and short story used to illustrate a point. 27. The rhetorical appeals= A) Ethos, pathos, logos. B) Logos, persona, rhetoric. C) Pathos, purpose, logos. D) Ethos, pathos, refutation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos, pathos, logos. 28. In the context of AP Language and Composition, what does 'rhetorical analysis' involve? A) Identifying grammatical errors in a text. B) Summarizing the plot of a novel. C) Writing a fictional story. D) Evaluating the effectiveness of an author's use of language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evaluating the effectiveness of an author's use of language. 29. Which piece of evidence best supports the claim that we should have sports in middle school? A) "In schools that have sports, students attend games after school.". B) "Research shows that school sports increase student interest in school.". C) 'When schools have sports programs, the school must spend money on coaches and equipment.". D) "School sports include volleyball, soccer, basketball and tennis.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Research shows that school sports increase student interest in school.". 30. Which is the best definition of the 'speaker' of a text? A) The person who repeats words or phrases for emphasis. B) The person who reacts to the argument presented in the text. C) The person who presents a perspective shaped by his or her background and context. D) The person who uses storytelling to convey a message. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The person who presents a perspective shaped by his or her background and context. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAp Language And Composition Quiz 1Ap 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 Language And Composition Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books