This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap English Language – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap English Language Quiz 33 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which method of development should you choose to hook readers? A) Narration. B) Description. C) Cause/Effect. D) Compare/Contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narration. 2. PASSAGE 1The argument used by the speaker demonstrates the truth inherent in the paradox that A) Freedom can enslave. B) Falsehoods can be true. C) Enmity can be a form of admiration. D) A person can feel more alienated at home than abroad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Freedom can enslave. 3. What percentage of the total exam score is based on the multiple-choice section? A) 45%. B) 50%. C) 55%. D) 60%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 45%. 4. Which technique is best suited for a writer who wants to establish credibility with their audience? A) Using a casual, informal tone. B) Citing relevant and authoritative sources. C) Ignoring counterarguments. D) Focusing solely on emotional appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Citing relevant and authoritative sources. 5. Fill in the blank:The combination 'Compare/Contrast + Definition' is used to ..... terms by contrasting them with related concepts. A) Define. B) Categorize. C) Memorize. D) Translate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Define. 6. Context is best defined as A) The set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event, situation, etc. (i.e. what is happening in the world politically, socially, economically, etc.). B) An urgent problem or issue that a writer feels compelled to address. C) The "what" of a text. D) The particular spark or catalyst that moved an author to write. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event, situation, etc. (i.e. what is happening in the world politically, socially, economically, etc.). 7. The appeal to ethics is also called A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 8. A comparison between two things. A) Metaphor. B) Mood. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 9. An author's choice of words used to weave their story to their liking or purpose. A) Hyperbole. B) Diction. C) Description. D) Pacing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diction. 10. An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attach using strong, abusive language A) Metonymy. B) Invective. C) Litotes. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Invective. 11. An indirect reference to another work, historical period or event, or person. A) Allusion. B) Illusion. C) Metaphor. D) Metonymy. E) Salution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 12. Which sentence starter is used to introduce a source? A) Source A argues that . B) Similarly, Source X also suggests . C) This supports my claim that . D) This evidence demonstrates that . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Source A argues that . 13. An argument that attempts to distract the audience with irrelevant details. A) Blue Tuna. B) Yellow Squid. C) Red Herring. D) Green Dolphin. E) White Octopus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red Herring. 14. The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events is called a ..... A) Narrative. B) Dialogue. C) Summary. D) Description. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narrative. 15. How many passages will you see on the multiple choice section of our exam? A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 16. Which of the following best defines parallelism? A) The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. B) The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. C) A literary device where a speak or writer uses a figure of speech to directly address a person or a personified thing. D) The use of a series of words, phrases, or clauses that have similar grammatical structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The use of a series of words, phrases, or clauses that have similar grammatical structure. 17. In rhetorical analysis, commentary refers to A) The direct quotation from a source. B) The explanation of how evidence supports a claim. C) The summary of a passage's content. D) The restatement of the thesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The explanation of how evidence supports a claim. 18. Identify the rhetorical device that uses deliberate exaggeration to make a point. A) Metaphor. B) Understatement. C) Hyperbole. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 19. The persuasive appeal of one's character, or credibility, is called ..... A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Mythos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 20. Which of the following best describes the tone of a satirical piece? A) Serious and formal. B) Light-hearted and humorous. C) Angry and confrontational. D) Solemn and reflective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Light-hearted and humorous. 21. What is a potential pitfall when using sources in your essay? A) Letting the sources control your argument. B) Using too few sources. C) Writing too briefly. D) Quoting too much. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Letting the sources control your argument. 22. Bradstreet says, "when we live no more, we live ever." A) Exposition. B) Metaphor. C) Paradox. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paradox. 23. Author's prejudice toward a subject A) Concession. B) Attitude. C) Bias. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bias. 24. What does 'Juxtaposition' involve? A) The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. B) The grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. C) Placing two words, phrases, images, or ideas close together or side by side for comparison or contrast. D) A figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Placing two words, phrases, images, or ideas close together or side by side for comparison or contrast. 25. The weather was raining and dark stormy clouds hung in the sky. The air was oppressively heavy. A) Metaphor. B) Mood. C) Simile. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mood. 26. What is an example of anaphora? A) 'She sells sea shells.'. B) 'It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.'. C) 'Plan ahead:it wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.'. D) 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.'. 27. What does column A on the AP English Language rubric score? A) Thesis. B) Evidence/commentary. C) Sophistication. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thesis. 28. Define juxtaposition A) A literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts. B) An element of syntax in which the most prominent information is positioned at the beginning of the sentence. C) A literary technique in which ideas are intentionally positioned for purposes of comparison rather than contrast. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts. 29. Which rhetorical term is used to create a mood in a literary work? A) Aphorism. B) Atmosphere. C) Clause. D) Coherence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atmosphere. 30. Which of the following is a common pitfall to avoid when using definitions? A) Relying solely on dictionary definitions. B) Using multiple approaches. C) Expanding through examples. D) Explaining the significance of the definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relying solely on dictionary definitions. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAp English Language Quiz 1Ap English Language Quiz 2Ap English Language Quiz 3Ap English Language Quiz 4Ap English Language Quiz 5Ap English Language Quiz 6Ap English Language Quiz 7Ap English Language Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books