This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap English Language – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap English Language Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Aristotle's appeals are the goal of argumentative writing to persuade an audience that one's ideas are valid, or more valid than others, through the use of diction, tone, and syntax A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Information given in support of a claim or argument is called ..... A) A counter argument. B) Logos. C) A claim. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evidence. 3. Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines. A) Parallelism. B) Antithesis. C) Juxtaposition. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anaphora. 4. The use of the subjunctive tense in lines 19-20 indicates that the telling of the types of tales to which the speaker refers A) Is not something we do. B) Would take a great deal of time. C) Is something only children do. D) Would not take a great deal of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is not something we do. 5. What is the purpose of the composition-style questions in the video? A) To test the students' understanding of the passage. B) To analyze the rhetorical devices used in the passage. C) To practice writing skills for the AP English exam. D) To evaluate the students' reading comprehension. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To practice writing skills for the AP English exam. 6. Which statement best demonstrates rhetorical analysis rather than summary? A) "King describes injustice and segregation.". B) "King uses metaphor and repetition to emphasize shared moral responsibility.". C) "King's letter responds to a group of clergymen.". D) "King was arrested during the Birmingham campaign.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "King uses metaphor and repetition to emphasize shared moral responsibility.". 7. The author's attitude toward the subject, material, audience, or any combination thereof. A) Tone. B) Transition. C) Understatement. D) Wit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone. 8. A form of metaphor, where a part of something is used to signify the whole. A) Epigram. B) Diction. C) Synecdoche. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synecdoche. 9. What is the minimum internet speed required for the courses? A) 256kbps. B) 512kbps. C) 1Mbps. D) 2Mbps. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 512kbps. 10. "The child is father of the man ..... "-William Wordsworth A) Paradox. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Understatement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paradox. 11. Identify the paradox. A) Whose turn is it?. B) Robert carefully built a model of the ship. C) Remember to take out the trash. D) If you want peace, you must prepare for war. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If you want peace, you must prepare for war. 12. What is an ad hominem fallacy? A) Attacking the character of the speaker instead of addressing the topic. B) Using someone as an expert who is not actually an expert. C) Drawing a comparison between two things that is logically irrelevant. D) Introducing a new and unrelated topic before addressing the argument topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Attacking the character of the speaker instead of addressing the topic. 13. A sentence expressing strong feeling, usually punctuated with an exclamation mark, is called an ..... A) Exclamatory sentence. B) Declarative sentence. C) Interrogative sentence. D) Imperative sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exclamatory sentence. 14. What is assumed about students entering the AP Language and Composition course? A) They have a background in creative writing. B) They understand and use Standard English grammar. C) They are proficient in a second language. D) They have published a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They understand and use Standard English grammar. 15. Hubris is character trait that features excessive pride or inflated self-confidence, leading a protagonist to disregard a divine warning or violate an important moral law A) Pun. B) Hubris. C) Parody. D) Burlesque. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hubris. 16. PASSAGE 1By "the ruling power in the United States" (paragraph 3, sentence 2) the speaker means the A) Majority of voters. B) Legal system. C) Influential writers. D) Wealthiest landowners. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Majority of voters. 17. Placing two ideas side by side or close together A) Qualifier. B) Claim of policy. C) Warrant. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Juxtaposition. 18. PASSAGE 1The function of the quoted sentences (paragraph 1, sentences 5-10) is to A) Illustrate an assertion. B) Characterize rulers in general. C) Contrast the ideal with the historical. D) Portray historical background in a colorful manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Illustrate an assertion. 19. Which of the following titles is on the agenda to read this year? A) Uncle Tom's Cabin. B) The Jungle. C) The Notebook. D) Looking for Alaska. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uncle Tom's Cabin. 20. What is the definition of 'Ad hominem argument'? A) An argument attacking an individual's character rather than his or her position on an issue. B) An argument that appeals to the emotions rather than logic. C) An argument that uses statistical evidence to support a claim. D) An argument that relies on the authority of an expert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An argument attacking an individual's character rather than his or her position on an issue. 21. Which of the following is a tip for identifying descriptive writing? A) Look for rich sensory language and specific details. B) Ignore figurative language. C) Use only general terms. D) Avoid spatial or logical organization of details. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Look for rich sensory language and specific details. 22. Which of the following thesis statements is most defensible for a rhetorical analysis essay? A) In her essay, Didion defines self-respect and says people should have it. B) Didion uses paradox and tone to argue that self-respect is essential to self-knowledge. C) Didion's writing style is serious and thoughtful. D) Didion writes about self-respect in a unique way. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Didion uses paradox and tone to argue that self-respect is essential to self-knowledge. 23. Fill in the blank: ..... is deriving general principles from particular facts or instances. A) Inductive reasoning. B) Deductive reasoning. C) Analogical reasoning. D) Abductive reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inductive reasoning. 24. Fill in the blank:The event or situation that prompts someone to write or speak about a particular issue is known as ..... A) Exigence. B) Catalyst. C) Conclusion. D) Introduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exigence. 25. The primary purpose of the use of lines 33-35 ( "And now ..... your country" ) is to A) Compare President Kennedy's manner of speaking to President Bush's. B) Suggest that the writer was expressing the importance of civic action. C) Explain that members of Congress are public servants. D) Contrast the policies of the 1960s with those of the 1990s. E) Allude to President Kennedy's famous words. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Allude to President Kennedy's famous words. Next →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAp 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 8Ap English Language Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books