This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap English Language – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap English Language Quiz 22 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A line of reasoning is crucial because it: A) Ensures the text can only be interpreted in one way. B) Dictates the emotional appeals the writer can use. C) Ensures the argument progresses logically from one point to the next, guiding the audience toward the writer's conclusion. D) Guarantees that the writer's exigence is immediately addressed and solved. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ensures the argument progresses logically from one point to the next, guiding the audience toward the writer's conclusion. 2. Define inference A) Choices in words and sentence structure that make a writer's language distinctive. B) The conclusion of an argument; what the arguer is trying to prove. C) An interpretation of the facts. D) An explanation of the meaning of a term, concept, or experience; may be used for clarification, especially of a claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An interpretation of the facts. 3. A speaker imploring the audience is likely A) Begging them to take action. B) Dissecting their logic. C) Eliciting nostalgia from them. D) Disapproving of their life choices. E) Destroying their confidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Begging them to take action. 4. Fill in the blank: ..... is the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs (situational, verbal, dramatic). A) Irony. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 5. What does the term "non sequitur" refer to in logical fallacies? A) A claim where the reason doesn't actually connect logically. B) Assuming that because one event follows another, the first causes the second. C) Oversimplifying an example to ridicule or refute an opponent. D) Using a single anecdote or example to make a major point. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A claim where the reason doesn't actually connect logically. 6. Which of the following is NOT a tip for using the narration method? A) Include relevant sensory details. B) Focus on narrative elements that support your purpose. C) Keep the narrative focused. D) Provide as many unrelated details as possible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Provide as many unrelated details as possible. 7. An attack on a person as opposed to their ideas. A) Ad Hoc. B) Ad Hominem. C) Red Herring. D) Circular Logic. E) Oedipal Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ad Hominem. 8. What is the expected turnaround time for responses to communications from the eTeacher? A) Within 1 hour. B) Within 12 hours. C) Within 24 hours. D) Within 48 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Within 24 hours. 9. What are the three elements of the rhetorical triangle? A) Speaker, Audience, Message. B) Speaker, Listener, Topic. C) Writer, Reader, Theme. D) Author, Audience, Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speaker, Audience, Message. 10. The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. A) Diction. B) Narration. C) Definition. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Narration. 11. "Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they can conceive it and believe it, they can achieve it. They must know it is not their aptitude but their attitude that will determine their altitude." -Jesse Jackson A) Parallelism. B) Anaphora. C) Oxymoron. D) Cumulative (loose) sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 12. What is the figure of amplification in which a subject is divided into constituent parts or details, and may include a listing of causes, effects, problems, solutions, conditions, and consequences? A) Enumeratio. B) Metonymy. C) Synecdoche. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enumeratio. 13. The AP Language and Composition Exam is comprised of two sections:Multiple Choice and Free Response (Essay) Questions. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. How much time will you receive to write your three timed writings? A) 60 minutes. B) 120 minutes. C) 135 minutes. D) 175 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 135 minutes. 15. Which is a common pitfall to avoid in narration? A) Including narratives that don't support your thesis. B) Providing only relevant details. C) Explaining the significance of the story. D) Supporting your thesis with narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Including narratives that don't support your thesis. 16. Fill in the blank:Effect indicators include words such as ..... , thus, consequently, as a result, leads to, causes, produces, results in, for this reason. A) Therefore. B) However. C) Although. D) Meanwhile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Therefore. 17. Which fallacy is characterized by presenting the claim as if it is the evidence? A) Bandwagon appeal. B) Circular reasoning. C) Hasty generalization. D) Stack the deck. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circular reasoning. 18. What is the first step recommended for approaching the reading multiple choice section? A) Summarize the main idea of each paragraph. B) Group the options into like words. C) Mark out any words that do not answer part of the question. D) Read through the entire passage quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summarize the main idea of each paragraph. 19. Refute A) To ignore the validity of a statement. B) To accept a claim without evidence. C) To confirm something is true or correct. D) To prove something is false or incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To prove something is false or incorrect. 20. What is a sentence called where the main clause is at the beginning and then more is added on? A) Hortative. B) Imperative. C) Cumulative. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cumulative. 21. If you have a disability and need to self-identify, who should you contact? A) Your teacher. B) Your site coordinator or building principal. C) Your classmates. D) The IT department. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your site coordinator or building principal. 22. In the last sentence of the fourth paragraph, the author's focus shifts from A) The turbulent nineteenth century to the peaceful present. B) The Oglala Lakota to the other six Lakota groups. C) Crazy Horse to General Crook and Lieutenant Colonel Custer. D) Euro-American history to Lakota cultural memory. E) Crazy Horse's reputation among the Lakota to his place in history books. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Euro-American history to Lakota cultural memory. 23. How does understanding audience help you become a more effective communicator? A) It helps you choose the right words and strategies to reach your intended readers or listeners. B) It makes your writing longer. C) It allows you to avoid editing your work. D) It is only important for speeches. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It helps you choose the right words and strategies to reach your intended readers or listeners. 24. Which term is defined as a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident? A) Allusion. B) Anecdote. C) Antithesis. D) Asyndeton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anecdote. 25. Which rhetorical term is defined as:'The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. On a physical level, imagery uses terms related to the five senses; we refer to visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, or olfactory imagery. On a broader and deeper level, however, one image can represent more than one thing.'? A) Imagery. B) Alliteration. C) Metaphor. D) Irony. 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