This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap English Language – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap English Language Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which rhetorical term is defined as:'This term literally means "sermon, " but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.'? A) Homily. B) Eulogy. C) Anecdote. D) Parable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homily. 2. The literal meaning of a word is called its ..... A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) Allusion. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denotation. 3. What does the process of synthesizing entail? Choose the best answer. A) Look at all the sources. B) Use four sources. C) Assemble parts to create a new whole. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assemble parts to create a new whole. 4. Which rhetorical device involves the use of characters or stories to symbolize abstract ideas? A) Allegory. B) Alliteration. C) Analogy. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allegory. 5. Which method of development should you choose to show what will happen? A) Cause/Effect. B) Compare/Contrast (of scenarios). C) Narration. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cause/Effect. 6. What is the first step in approaching a passage for multiple choice questions? A) Summarizing each paragraph in the margins. B) Identifying the author's tone. C) Reading the questions before the passage. D) Scanning for difficult vocabulary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summarizing each paragraph in the margins. 7. What is the main goal of the video presentation? A) To engage in an exploration of multiple-choice question types on the AP English Language exam. B) To explore the advantages of having pets. C) To encapsulate the key points of a text. D) To examine the composition of a text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To engage in an exploration of multiple-choice question types on the AP English Language exam. 8. Facts, statistics, and authoritative opinions supporting the claim. A) Claim. B) Evidence. C) Reasons. D) Transition. E) Counter-Argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evidence. 9. Eminent domain, is college worth it, and green energy were topics used for the A) Synthesis essay. B) Rhetorical analysis essay. C) Open-ended essay. D) Josh Reeder peed on a boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synthesis essay. 10. Which question would best help a reader analyze purpose in a rhetorical situation? A) What motivated the author to write?. B) What is the author trying to achieve with the audience?. C) What evidence does the author use?. D) How is the text structured?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What is the author trying to achieve with the audience?. 11. Which of the following best describes the argument essay on the AP English Language and Composition Exam? A) Respond to a prompt by developing a position and supporting it with evidence and reasoning. B) Write a poem. C) Summarize a novel. D) Analyze a historical document. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Respond to a prompt by developing a position and supporting it with evidence and reasoning. 12. A less harsh way of saying something. A) Eutrophic. B) Euphemism. C) Dysphemism. D) Despotism. E) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 13. Listing reasons is not enough. You also need to find specific evidence to support your reasons. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. The context of a rhetorical situation refers to: A) The specific audience the speaker is addressing. B) The speaker's purpose for communicating. C) The specific, immediate problem that requires attention. D) The larger environmental, historical, social or cultural circumstances. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The larger environmental, historical, social or cultural circumstances. 15. Details that relate to or describe actual, specific things or events are called ..... A) Concrete details. B) Abstract ideas. C) Generalizations. D) Opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concrete details. 16. Which of the following best describes 'ethos' in rhetorical analysis? A) Appeal to emotion. B) Appeal to logic. C) Appeal to credibility. D) Appeal to humor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to credibility. 17. When a writer explains why their provided statistic about climate change is crucial and how it directly proves their claim that policy changes are needed, they are providing: A) A secondary claim. B) Commentary. C) A counterargument. D) A refutation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commentary. 18. On January 6th, in Latvia, young people look in the direction of a barking dog to ..... A) See their future bride or groom. B) Wish for good luck for the year. C) Wish for more money in the new year. D) Put a curse on someone they really do not like. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) See their future bride or groom. 19. The recommended time for each essay is ..... A) 40 minutes. B) 60 minutes. C) 30 minutes. D) 45 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 40 minutes. 20. An exaggeration or overstatement. A) Oxymoron. B) Understatement. C) Paradox. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 21. The narrator is not within the story and presents the thoughts and emotions of just one character, and actions of any or all characters. A) First Person Narrator. B) Third Person Narrator. C) Third Person Omniscient. D) Third Person Limited Omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Third Person Limited Omniscient. 22. Hotspur represents an example of A) "the same sordid figure in the pages of history" (paragraph 2, sentence 6). B) "a cynic, or fop, or voluptuary" (paragraph 2, sentence 6). C) "the being whose tepid soul knows nothing of great and generous emotion" (paragraph 2, sentence 7). D) "the men who quell the storm and ride the thunder" (paragraph 2, sentence 7). E) "the young lord" (paragraph 2, sentence 9). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "the men who quell the storm and ride the thunder" (paragraph 2, sentence 7). 23. Which of the following is a reason to use narration in writing? A) To illustrate a point with a specific example or anecdote. B) To confuse the reader. C) To avoid emotional engagement. D) To provide unrelated facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To illustrate a point with a specific example or anecdote. 24. A rhetorical appeal that uses logic to support an argument A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Dipthos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 25. In the context of the AP English Language and Composition exam, what does the term 'synthesis' refer to? A) Combining multiple sources to form a coherent argument. B) Creating a fictional story from a given prompt. C) Analyzing a single text in depth. D) Summarizing a passage in your own words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Combining multiple sources to form a coherent argument. ← 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