This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap Language And Composition – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap Language And Composition Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is an example of anadiplosis? A) "Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate.". B) "To be or not to be, that is the question.". C) "I came, I saw, I conquered.". D) "All's well that ends well.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate.". 2. When you write a synthesis essay, your focus should be on "synthesizing" provided source material in order to support your own opinion. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. The constant mention of the Devil in the proceedings best represents the rhetorical strategy of reification by: A) Undermining the Ethos of the court through satire. B) Using a simple vocabulary to reach an uneducated audience. C) Turning the abstract concept of evil into a tangible, personalized scapegoat. D) Providing the court with irrefutable, logical evidence (Logos). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Turning the abstract concept of evil into a tangible, personalized scapegoat. 4. What is a euphemism? A) A direct and harsh word. B) A less offensive substitute for an unpleasant word. C) A synonym for a pleasant word. D) A type of metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A less offensive substitute for an unpleasant word. 5. A quote should ..... A) Build links between your ideas and the ideas of the text. B) Help advance your argument. C) Flow in a sentence. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. Abigail Williams's power in the court escalates primarily because she masters the rhetorical strategy of: A) Appealing to Logos by providing verifiable evidence against her victims. B) Establishing a strong Ethos as a victim of corruption and abuse. C) Exploiting Pathos by using sensational, fear-inducing, and dramatic testimony. D) Employing Complex Syntax to make her arguments seem learned and sophisticated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exploiting Pathos by using sensational, fear-inducing, and dramatic testimony. 7. What two paragraphs in your essay should look similar? A) Body and Conclusion. B) Body and Introduction. C) Introduction and Conclusion. D) Body Paragraph 1 and Body Paragraph 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Introduction and Conclusion. 8. "You hit the nail on the head." is an example of- A) An idiom. B) Personification. C) A metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An idiom. 9. What is the primary purpose of the synthesis essay in the AP Language and Composition exam? A) To analyze a poem. B) To describe a personal experience. C) To create a fictional narrative. D) To combine information from multiple sources to support an argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To combine information from multiple sources to support an argument. 10. Which of the following is an example of a parody? A) National Geographic. B) Saturday Night Live. C) The New York Times. D) BBC News. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saturday Night Live. 11. During a heated debate at a team meeting, Henry's tone was marked by hostility and eagerness to fight. Which word best describes his tone? A) Droll. B) Belligerent. C) Facetious. D) Amiable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Belligerent. 12. Repeated vowel soundsThey roam the lonesome roads and never go home. A) Alliteration. B) Consonance. C) Assonance. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assonance. 13. Which of the following essay types will you not be asked to compose on the AP exam? A) Rhetorical Analysis. B) Synthesis. C) Argument. D) Description. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Description. 14. An expression that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words. A) Paradox. B) Idiom. C) Persona. D) Motif. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idiom. 15. A pair of consecutive lines that rhyme: "Nature's first green is gold, /Her hardest hue to hold" (Robert Frost, "Nothing Gold Can Stay" ) A) Stanza. B) Enjambment. C) Rhyme scheme. D) Couplet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Couplet. 16. Having more than one meaning; vague A) Indifferent. B) Stagnant. C) Ambiguous. D) Fervent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ambiguous. 17. Dangerously unstable A) Precarious. B) Bolster. C) Uniform. D) Aesthetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precarious. 18. At a team meeting, Daniel spoke in a way that showed arrogant pride and a sense of superiority over his colleagues. Which word best describes the tone Daniel used? A) Haughty. B) Droll. C) Admonitory. D) Coarse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haughty. 19. What is included in a concluding paragraph? A) Restated argument, evidence and call to action. B) Restated argument and call to action. C) Restated argument, restated claims and call to action. D) Summary and call to action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Restated argument, restated claims and call to action. 20. In the TARP acronym for building an analytical thesis, what does the 'P' stand for? A) Purpose. B) Position. C) Perspective. D) Punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Purpose. 21. Incontrovertible evidence is: A) Debatable and controversial. B) Subject to change and interpretation. C) Absolutely undeniable and indisputable. D) Superficial and unconvincing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absolutely undeniable and indisputable. 22. The shark's fin cut the water like a razor slashing silk. A) Literal language. B) Figurative language. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Figurative language. 23. Which type of appeal is used to establish a writer's credibility? A) Exigence. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ethos. 24. What is antithesis and how is it expressed? A) A contrast of ideas expressed in parallel structure. B) A brief reference to a well-known person, place, or event. C) Using sensory details to create a vivid picture. D) An appeal to credibility or character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A contrast of ideas expressed in parallel structure. 25. The tone of Reverend Hale's line, 'There is a prodigious fear of this court in the country-' can be best described as: A) Defiant and accusatory. B) Cynical and mocking. C) Cautious and cautionary. D) Optimistic and hopeful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cautious and cautionary. 26. A question asked soley to produce an effect and not to elicit a reply. A) Interrogative sentence. B) Imperative sentence. C) Rhetorical question. D) Refutation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical question. 27. When generating evidence to support your position, the CHORES acronym includes 'R' for what type of sources? A) Research studies. B) Reading (nonfiction and fiction). C) Rational arguments. D) Recorded interviews. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reading (nonfiction and fiction). 28. What is a bridge? A) A statement that connects evidence to the claim. B) The response to the counterclaim. C) A conclusion. D) The response to the claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A statement that connects evidence to the claim. 29. Hasty, not thorough A) Cursory. B) Miser. C) Caricature. D) Fracas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cursory. 30. What is commentary? A) Restatement of a thesis. B) A transition in your argument. C) Info that clarifies and connects details. D) A concluding sentence. 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