This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap English Language – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap English Language Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which rhetorical term describes the way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences, and is similar to diction but refers to the groups of words rather than individual words? A) Syntax. B) Theme. C) Thesis. D) Wit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Syntax. 2. The speaker's tone in the passage is best described as A) Inquisitive. B) Critical. C) Pedantic. D) Apologetic. E) Egocentric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Critical. 3. Referencing something that is commonly known but has no context A) Ambiguity. B) Simile. C) Imagery. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 4. How many sources must you use in the synthesis essay in order to score higher than a 4? A) At least 1. B) At least 2. C) At least 3. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At least 3. 5. Which literary device involves repeating vowel sounds? A) Consonance. B) Oxymoron. C) Assonance. D) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assonance. 6. What is a clause in grammar? A) A figure of speech that addresses an absent or imaginary person. B) A grammatical unit containing a subject and a verb. C) A principle demanding clarity and arrangement in writing. D) A terse statement expressing a general truth or moral principle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A grammatical unit containing a subject and a verb. 7. Passage 1- "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (1963) Martin Luther King Jr. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. The tone of this passage can best be described as A) Detached and scholarly. B) Hopeful and visionary. C) Urgent and moral. D) Skeptical and defensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urgent and moral. 8. Fill in the blank:A deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis, effect, or humor is called ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 9. What does definition development explain in academic writing? A) How to write an essay. B) What something means by providing its essential characteristics, boundaries, and distinguishing features. C) How to cite sources. D) How to avoid plagiarism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What something means by providing its essential characteristics, boundaries, and distinguishing features. 10. The "deed" that the speaker refers to as "that of exclusiveness and caution" (line 69-71) is prefigured in A) "the religious zeal of the family" (line 65). B) "missionary" efforts (line 65). C) The "family claim" (line 62). D) "altruistic tendencies" (line 56). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The "family claim" (line 62). 11. Refers to the feelings and associations created by a word. A) Synonym. B) Denotation. C) Connotation. D) Acronym. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connotation. 12. Informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing are called ..... A) Colloquialism. B) Metaphor. C) Euphemism. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colloquialism. 13. Litotes is a figure of thought in which a point is affirmed by ..... its opposite. It is a special form of understatement, where the surface denial serves, through ironic contrast, to reinforce the underlying assertion. A) Negating. B) Repeating. C) Emphasizing. D) Ignoring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negating. 14. Which rhetorical term is defined as:'A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. Hyperboles often have a comic effect; however, a serious effect is also possible. Often, hyperbole produces irony.'? A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Euphemism. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 15. How does Brown's choice to reference her research interviews reflect the rhetorical situation? A) It appeals to the audience's desire for entertainment by adding personal drama. B) It establishes her credibility and connects her argument to real-life experiences. C) It distracts from her main point by focusing on unrelated details. D) It alienates readers who dislike academic studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It establishes her credibility and connects her argument to real-life experiences. 16. What role does a concluding paragraph play in a persuasive essay? A) To introduce new evidence and arguments. B) To summarize the main points and reinforce the writer's position. C) To provide detailed descriptions of each argument presented. D) To list the sources used in the essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To summarize the main points and reinforce the writer's position. 17. What should you do when you get the passage for the multiple choice section? A) Summarize the main idea of each paragraph. B) All of the above. C) Group the options into like words. D) Mark out any words that do not answer part of the question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All of the above. 18. The primary idea that you must have to score a point in column C of the AP Lang rubric A) Thesis. B) Evidence. C) Commentary. D) Sophistication. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sophistication. 19. Which method of development should you choose to make abstract concrete? A) Narration. B) Description. C) Definition. D) Cause/Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narration. 20. To refine her claim about the necessity of money and privacy, Woolf could strengthen her argument by: A) Describing unrelated historical events to provide context. B) Citing specific examples of female writers stifled by lack of resources. C) Repeating her point about men's advantages for emphasis. D) Adding a fictional story about a struggling writer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Citing specific examples of female writers stifled by lack of resources. 21. In the rhetorical analysis essay, what should you begin your body paragraphs with? A) Textual evidence. B) Rhetorical strategy. C) Analysis of textual evidence. D) Pushing Itzel Santos into Cassidy Seiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical strategy. 22. What is the primary purpose of a rhetorical question in a speech or text? A) To provide an answer. B) To provoke thought. C) To confuse the audience. D) To introduce a new topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provoke thought. 23. Chose the device that matches the definition.The language and speech idiosyncrasies of a specific area, region, or group A) Dialect. B) Diction. C) Didactic. D) Diabolic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dialect. 24. An example of an "ad hominem" argument is A) Quoting an astrophysicist in matters about space. B) Saying someone is too uneducated to know anything about astrophysics. C) Quoting an astrophysicist in matters about literature. D) Describing an inappropriate cause and effect chain that catastrophizes events. E) Making someone feel guilty through the use an anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saying someone is too uneducated to know anything about astrophysics. 25. High scoring essays tend to be at least ..... page(s) long, typed an single spaced. A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAp English Language Quiz 1Ap 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