This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap Language And Composition – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap Language And Composition Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. What is the term for a rhetorical device that involves a direct address to an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction? A) Apostrophe. B) Euphemism. C) Synecdoche. D) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe. 3. What is alliteration used for? A) Creating musicality, drawing attention, or reinforcing tone. B) Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis. C) An appeal to emotion. D) A brief reference to a well-known person, place, or event. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Creating musicality, drawing attention, or reinforcing tone. 4. Claims involving opinions, attitudes, and subjective evaluations of things A) Warrant. B) Claim of definition. C) Claim of value/judgement. D) Claim of value. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Claim of value/judgement. 5. A narrative in which character, action, and setting represent abstract concepts apart from the literal meaning ..... A) Syllogism. B) Allegory. C) Metonymy. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allegory. 6. What is a hook, or lead? A) The sentence that is the main idea of an essay. B) The sentence that ends the paper. C) A sentence that gets the reader's attention$_{. }$. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A sentence that gets the reader's attention$_{. }$. 7. Rhetorical arguments in which the speaker claims to be an authority or expert in a field, or attempts to play upon the emotions, or appeals to the use of reason A) Appeals to emotion, authority, logic . B) Canon. C) Attitude. D) Begging the question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeals to emotion, authority, logic . 8. Which sentence from the play best demonstrates the power of Pathos to create mass hysteria? A) 'I say-I say-God is dead!'. B) 'The girl, sir, the girl is a whore.'. C) 'A person is either with this court or he must be counted against it.'. D) 'Look, look, uncle, it is a bird! I am faint, I am faint!'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 'Look, look, uncle, it is a bird! I am faint, I am faint!'. 9. The evidence offered in support of a claim A) Grounds. B) Claim policy. C) Warrant. D) Qualifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grounds. 10. The primary logical fallacy committed by the girls' dramatic performance in the courtroom (pretending to be attacked by spirits) is a form of: A) Red Herring (diverting attention from the real issue). B) Hasty Generalization (drawing a conclusion from insufficient evidence). C) Ad hominem (attacking the person). D) False Dilemma (presenting only two choices when more exist). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hasty Generalization (drawing a conclusion from insufficient evidence). 11. Extreme exaggeration: "I'm so tired, I could sleep for a week!" A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Personification. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 12. Repeated consonant sounds at the ends of wordsOn the top of the step he will tip his cap. A) Alliteration. B) Consonance. C) Assonance. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consonance. 13. What is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more nearby words? A) Consonance. B) Rhyme. C) Alliteration. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 14. What does the introduction of an argument do? A) It provides a sequence of reasons for the argument. B) It takes a side on the subject of an argument. C) It engages the audience, establishes the writer's purpose, and provides context for the subject. D) It offers a contrasting perspective on the evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It engages the audience, establishes the writer's purpose, and provides context for the subject. 15. What are the synonyms for "spurious" ? A) Fake, counterfeit, false. B) Real, authentic, legitimate. C) Dramatic, bold, ambitious. D) Meaningless, irrelevant, trivial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fake, counterfeit, false. 16. Which of the following is NOT a type of evidence for an argument? A) Statistic. B) Detail. C) Hypothesis. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothesis. 17. Substitutions of an inoffensive, indirect, or agreeable expression for a word or phrase perceived as socially unacceptable or harsh A) Euphemism. B) Diction. C) Satire. D) Exemplifaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Euphemism. 18. Clear; easy to understand; right-minded A) Fracas. B) Lucid. C) Inclined. D) Jocular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lucid. 19. Danforth's assertion, 'While I speak God's law, I will not crack its voice with fear, ' is a powerful example of the rhetorical use of connotation by suggesting: A) His true fear of God's wrath and judgment. B) The court's unyielding strength and determination in the face of public dissent. C) His willingness to listen to dissenting opinions and compromise. D) That he is a hypocrite and will eventually change his mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The court's unyielding strength and determination in the face of public dissent. 20. What does synthesis mean? A) A combination of various elements to form a cohesive whole. B) An intent focus on 1 perspective to delve deeper into it. C) An emotional and personal attack on the opposition' views. D) A critique of an author's use of rhetorical strategies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A combination of various elements to form a cohesive whole. 21. Unclear; clouded; partially hidden; hard to understand A) Discriminate. B) Obscure. C) Fervent. D) Undermine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obscure. 22. To differentiate; to make a clear distinction; to see the difference A) Indifferent. B) Discriminate. C) Denounce. D) Undermine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discriminate. 23. What is the rhetorical device that involves the use of a part to represent the whole, or the whole to represent a part? A) Synecdoche. B) Hyperbole. C) Metonymy. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synecdoche. 24. Which of the following appeals to credibility? A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) Legos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 25. Which of the following does not apply to synthesis? A) Deconstruct the prompt. B) Write a Thesis that responds to the prompt. C) Read and annotate the sources. D) Plan the essay with claims, evidence, commentary, and concession. E) Write an exposition for each source. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Write an exposition for each source. 26. Choose the best describing synonym for each vocabulary word. Word:Philanthropy A) Generosity. B) Cruelty. C) Selfishness. D) Laziness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Generosity. 27. How long should an embedded quote be? A) Exactly 12 words. B) 1-5 words. C) 6-10 words. D) A paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1-5 words. 28. During a group discussion, Arjun uses language that is rough, vulgar, or lacking refinement. Which tone word best describes the way Arjun is speaking? A) Haughty. B) Bantering. C) Conventional. D) Coarse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coarse. 29. A concise or tersely phrased statement in principle, truth, or opinion. Often found in fields like law, politics, and art. A) Aphorism. B) Claim of policy. C) Process analysis. D) Claim of value. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aphorism. 30. A statement that indicates the force of the argument A) Narration. B) Description. C) Exemplification. D) Qualifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Qualifier. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAp Language And Composition Quiz 1Ap Language And Composition Quiz 2Ap Language And Composition Quiz 4Ap Language And Composition Quiz 5Ap Language And Composition Quiz 6Ap Language And Composition Quiz 7Ap Language And Composition Quiz 8Ap Language And Composition Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books