This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap Language And Composition – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap Language And Composition Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is an allusion in writing? A) Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis. B) A brief reference to a well-known person, place, event, text, or idea. C) Using the same grammatical pattern in a series of related words. D) A distinct form of language spoken by a particular group. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A brief reference to a well-known person, place, event, text, or idea. 2. Superfluous information is: A) Relevant and essential. B) Unnecessary and excessive. C) Concise and to the point. D) Mysterious and hard to understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unnecessary and excessive. 3. Harper is writing a speech for a formal event and wants the tone to follow accepted standards and traditional practices. Which word best describes the tone Harper should use? A) Audacious. B) Belligerent. C) Flippant. D) Conventional. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conventional. 4. This relates to the three classical appeals of ethos, logos, and pathos A) Parallelism. B) Rhetorical triangle. C) Hypophora. D) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical triangle. 5. What is the purpose of claims? A) Share the authors point of view. B) Restate the argument. C) Support the argument. D) Share facts with the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Support the argument. 6. Use of the word like or as to create a comparison between two things: "My love is like a red, red rose that's newly sprung in June" (Robert Burns). A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 7. In the context of AP Language and Composition, what is the primary purpose of a rhetorical analysis essay? A) To argue a personal opinion. B) To compare two different texts. C) To analyze how an author constructs an argument. D) To summarize the content of a text. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To analyze how an author constructs an argument. 8. Now I'm stranded in the center / of a living submarine. A) An idiom. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 9. What is the purpose of transitions in a text? A) To provide a sequence of reasons for the argument. B) To take a side on the subject of an argument. C) To change the writer's perspective. D) To illustrate relationships among ideas and contribute to coherence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To illustrate relationships among ideas and contribute to coherence. 10. The synthesis prompt has only one answer:it is not open to interpretation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Which rhetorical appeal is Parris primarily using when he exclaims to Abigail, 'Your name in the town-it is entirely white, is it not?' A) Logos, by appealing to the facts of her behavior. B) Ethos, by questioning the moral standing and credibility of her reputation. C) Pathos, by trying to evoke pity and sympathy for her situation. D) Kairos, by seizing a moment of intense emotional vulnerability. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos, by questioning the moral standing and credibility of her reputation. 12. How can learning about placeholder words help with writing synthesis essays? A) Learning about it defeats the purpose as it can cause students to only remember placeholder words. B) Writers will be able to identify the placeholder words, and instead use more specific word choice and vivid adjectives. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writers will be able to identify the placeholder words, and instead use more specific word choice and vivid adjectives. 13. What is an argument in the context of the AP Language course? A) A disagreement between two parties. B) A claim justified through a unified line of reasoning that is supported with evidence. C) A writer's defensible position that includes a unifying idea and perspective about the subject. D) A response by a writer to an opposing claim or argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A claim justified through a unified line of reasoning that is supported with evidence. 14. "The comedian is seriously funny." is an example of- A) An oxymoron. B) A cliche. C) An idiom. D) A metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An oxymoron. 15. Astute is best described as: A) Gullible and naive. B) Quick-witted and insightful. C) Clumsy and unobservant. D) Carefree and indifferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quick-witted and insightful. 16. During a team meeting, Aria gave feedback to a colleague in a tone that was sharply critical, biting, and corrosively sarcastic. What is this kind of tone called? A) Admonitory. B) Caustic. C) Droll. D) Amiable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caustic. 17. Which of the following choices are hooks used in an essay? A) Thesis, Hook. B) Conclusion. C) Sentence, Viewpoint. D) Question, Quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Question, Quote. 18. What is a litotes? A) An ironical understatement. B) A metaphorical expression. C) An exaggerated statement. D) A direct statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An ironical understatement. 19. What does the author imply about the relationship between cultural heritage and economic development? A) Cultural heritage is often sacrificed for economic development. B) Economic development can enhance cultural heritage. C) The two are unrelated and should be treated separately. D) Cultural heritage can hinder economic progress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural heritage is often sacrificed for economic development. 20. What is archaic diction? A) A sentence in which the main independent clause is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases (main clause is at the beginning). B) The use of words common to an earlier time period; antiquated language. C) A compact paradox in which two successive words seemingly contradict each other. D) A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared, does not use like or as. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The use of words common to an earlier time period; antiquated language. 21. The sense expressed by the tone of voice or the mood of a piece of writing; the author's feelings toward his or her subject, characters, events, or theme. It might even be his or her feelings for the reader A) Allegory. B) Attitude. C) Allusion. D) Asyndeton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attitude. 22. Safe from harm; protected A) Pessimism. B) Daunt. C) Immune. D) Reprove. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immune. 23. A sardonic remark is: A) Warm and encouraging. B) Polite and respectful. C) Confusing and ambiguous. D) Bitterly mocking and sarcastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bitterly mocking and sarcastic. 24. A contrast in language to bring out a contrast in ideas. A) Description. B) Aphorism. C) Antithesis. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antithesis. 25. Recurrent images, words, objects, phrases, or actions that tend to unify the work. A) Aphorism. B) Paradox. C) Connotation. D) Motif. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motif. 26. What does the term "antithesis" refer to as a stylistic device? A) The use of figurative language to represent abstract ideas. B) A contrast of opposing ideas presented in parallel grammatical structure. C) The sensory, emotional, or cultural associations of a word. D) The part of a rhetorical situation that inspires a writer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A contrast of opposing ideas presented in parallel grammatical structure. 27. Examine this sentence-that cat is obese. The word obese has a negative A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) Ethos. D) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. 28. Use source material that illustrates the points you make and cite them appropriately and consistently ..... either use the "Source A, Source B ..... " citation or the descriptions in parentheses. Don't go back and forth. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. What is a rebuttal in the context of an argument? A) Accepting all or part of a competing claim as correct. B) A sub-claim that justifies an argument's claim. C) A contrasting perspective on the evidence or claims of an opposing argument. D) The writer's change of perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A contrasting perspective on the evidence or claims of an opposing argument. 30. During a team meeting, Aiden often makes light jokes that are not meant to be taken seriously. What is the tone of Aiden's comments? A) Choleric. B) Facetious. C) Caustic. D) Callous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Facetious. ← 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