This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap Language Vocabulary – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap Language Vocabulary Quiz 6 (27 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the word 'cogent' mean in the context of an argument? A) Weak and unconvincing. B) Clear, logical, and convincing. C) Confusing and ambiguous. D) Lengthy and tedious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clear, logical, and convincing. 2. A story, fictional or nonfictional, in which characters, things, and events represent qualities of concepts; they reveal an abstract truth A) Allusion. B) Allegory. C) Analogy. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allegory. 3. Reproach means to: A) Duplicate. B) Synthesize. C) Summarize. D) Present. E) Criticize. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Criticize. 4. Trent was very ..... with his comments surrounding the issue. A) Conspicuous. B) Churl. C) Blatant. D) Ambivalent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blatant. 5. What is the meaning of the word 'ephemeral'? A) Complicated. B) Lasting for a very short time. C) Joyful. D) Eternal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lasting for a very short time. 6. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch in credulity ..... " A) Metonymy. B) Narrative. C) Parallelism. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallelism. 7. In literary analysis, what does the term 'juxtaposition' refer to? A) The repetition of consonant sounds. B) The placement of two elements side by side for comparison or contrast. C) The use of vivid and descriptive language. D) The attribution of human characteristics to non-human entities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The placement of two elements side by side for comparison or contrast. 8. What is the meaning of the word 'cogent' in the context of persuasive writing? A) Weak and unconvincing. B) Clear, logical, and convincing. C) Confusing and ambiguous. D) Overly detailed and complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clear, logical, and convincing. 9. To delete objectionable material is to ..... A) Censor. B) Abstract. C) Resolve. D) Deter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Censor. 10. What does "bolster" mean? A) To cover completely. B) To reduce in quantity. C) To express one's deep grief. D) To support or prop up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To support or prop up. 11. What is the definition of the word "cogent" ? A) Clear, logical, and convincing. B) Lacking in clarity. C) Full of errors. D) Difficult to understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clear, logical, and convincing. 12. Deceitful, double-dealing A) Compulsive. B) Duplicitous. C) Shrewd. D) Self-effacing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Duplicitous. 13. The quality of a person's voice; an author's attitude to his subject A) Tone. B) Allusion. C) Point of view. D) Figure of speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone. 14. Power to produce an effect A) Earnest. B) Efficacy. C) Imperative. D) Aesthetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Efficacy. 15. Jane was very ..... when she talked about her future career plans. A) Colloquial. B) Scorn. C) Fervent. D) Awe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fervent. 16. Saying one thing is something else to show how they're similar A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 17. Disquieting means: A) Freeing from false beliefs. B) Not up to expectations. C) Not regarded as likely to happen. D) Causing mental discomfort. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Causing mental discomfort. 18. Identify the synonym for "lament" . A) Rejoice. B) Mourn. C) Celebrate. D) Cheer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mourn. 19. Marked by feeling/emotion rather than logic A) Sentimental. B) Wistful. C) Conjecture. D) Pragmatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentimental. 20. Josh is a very ..... person. A) Ambivalent. B) Profuse. C) Assert. D) Compunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ambivalent. 21. To contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant A) Irony. B) Metaphor. C) Mood. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 22. He has no ..... about the murder he committed. A) Antithesis. B) Compunction. C) Perilous. D) Disdain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compunction. 23. Showing depth in sincerity A) Earnest. B) Efficacy. C) Tactful. D) Aesthetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earnest. 24. Not obvious; hard to spot A) Subtle. B) Disdain. C) Eccentric. D) Enigma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subtle. 25. The White House declared today a national holiday. A) Irony. B) Metonymy. C) Metaphor. D) Loose sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metonymy. 26. What is the term for a word or phrase that is used to make something sound less harsh or unpleasant? A) Irony. B) Euphemism. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 27. Essential; necessary A) Virtue. B) Eccentric. C) Vital. D) Disdain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vital. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAp Language Vocabulary Quiz 1Ap Language Vocabulary Quiz 2Ap Language Vocabulary Quiz 3Ap Language Vocabulary Quiz 4Ap Language Vocabulary Quiz 5Ap English Language QuizAp Language And Composition QuizAp Language Synthesis Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books