This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap Language And Composition – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap Language And Composition Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Lack of emotion or interest A) Fervent. B) Apathy. C) Ambiguous. D) Embellish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apathy. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. Not caring one way or the other; lacking a preference; neutral A) Indifferent. B) Vagrant. C) Obscure. D) Undermine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indifferent. 6. Select the group of synonyms for "capricious" : A) Stable, steadfast, resolute. B) Considerate, thoughtful, caring. C) Unpredictable, whimsical, erratic. D) Passive, apathetic, indifferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unpredictable, whimsical, erratic. 7. 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) Theme. C) Metaphor. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 8. 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. 9. What is the purpose of a hook in a text? A) To illustrate relationships among ideas. B) To provide evidence for an argument. C) To change the writer's perspective. D) To engage an audience at the beginning of a text. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To engage an audience at the beginning of a text. 10. Choose the sentence that uses the vocabulary word correctly.21. Aegis A) He aegised the broken vase. B) She aegised her homework quickly. C) The orphanage operated under the aegis of a wealthy donor. D) The aegis jumped over the fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The orphanage operated under the aegis of a wealthy donor. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. Buzz, hiss, roar, and woof are all examples of- A) Consonance. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Symbols. D) Refrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 14. 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) Consonance. C) Assonance. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assonance. 15. Select the group of synonyms for "nascent" : A) Emerging, developing, budding. B) Outdated, irrelevant, obsolete. C) Established, proven, accomplished. D) Declining, fading, deteriorating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emerging, developing, budding. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. How is thesis defined? A) A factual statement. B) An opinionated statement that is not arguable. C) An arguable statement. D) A summary of the essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An arguable statement. 21. When a writer bases a claim upon an isolated example or asserts that a claim is certain rather than probable A) Declarative sentence. B) Claim of value. C) Generalization. D) Exemplification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Generalization. 22. 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. 23. 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) Rhyme scheme. B) Enjambment. C) Couplet. D) Stanza. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enjambment. 24. 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. 25. Choose the best describing antonym for each vocabulary word. Word:Ephemeral A) Temporary. B) Eternal. C) Short-lived. D) Fleeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eternal. 26. Repeating a word, phrase, or line for emphasis. A) Rhyme. B) Repetition. C) Meter. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 27. 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. 28. 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.". 29. Gloominess; negativity A) Reprove. B) Fracas. C) Pessimism. D) Profligate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pessimism. 30. The SPACECAT acronym is used for understanding the rhetorical situation and choices. What does the 'E' represent? A) Evidence. B) Effect. C) Exigence. D) Explanation. 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