This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap English Language – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap English Language Quiz 28 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fill in the blank: ..... is the emotional atmosphere of a work. A) Mood. B) Theme. C) Plot. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mood. 2. The author's attitude toward the subject is referred to as ..... A) Tone. B) Theme. C) Plot. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone. 3. Regarding the synthesis essay, which is one of the questions the writer needs to ask? A) How should I use my 15 minute reading time?. B) What position pro/con does the author hold?. C) What if the scorers don't like my writing?. D) Should I present my own opinion?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What position pro/con does the author hold?. 4. When one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another; when two or more different senses are in the same image. Ex:the sight of red ants makes you itch. A) Sarcasm. B) Synesthesia. C) Theme. D) Thesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synesthesia. 5. Which of the following is not a choice in syntax? A) Repetition or anaphora. B) Parallelism. C) Rhetorical questions. D) Analogies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Analogies. 6. In the context of AP English Language, what is the primary purpose of a rhetorical analysis essay? A) To summarize the content of a text. B) To evaluate the effectiveness of an argument. C) To analyze the use of rhetorical strategies in a text. D) To compare two different texts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To analyze the use of rhetorical strategies in a text. 7. What is the 8th part of speech? A) Preposition. B) Conjunction. C) Article. D) Interjection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interjection. 8. Another word for counterargument A) Juxtaposition. B) Ambiguity. C) Ethos. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antithesis. 9. PASSAGE 2Which of the following best describes the function of the first sentence ('A country ..... a problem')? A) It makes a claim that the passage goes on to defend. B) It introduces evidence that the passage goes on to analyze. C) It summarizes a conclusion that the author attributes to others. D) It contradicts an argument that the author believes to be erroneous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It makes a claim that the passage goes on to defend. 10. Fill in the blank: ..... is a humorous imitation of a serious work. A) Parody. B) Tragedy. C) Biography. D) Elegy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parody. 11. True/False:A classroom is a rhetorical situation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. When creating a text, a writer would likely want to consider all of the following about their target audience EXCEPT (Select all correct answers.) A) Their values and beliefs. B) How much they know about the topic. C) Their background. D) Their ability to answer multiple choice questions about the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their ability to answer multiple choice questions about the text. 13. Which rhetorical term is defined as:'This term describes traditions for each genre. These conventions help to define each genre; for example, they differentiate an essay and journalistic writing or an autobiography and political writing. On the AP language exam, try to distinguish the unique features of a writer's work from those dictated by convention.'? A) Generic conventions. B) Rhetorical shift. C) Diction. D) Syntax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Generic conventions. 14. What is the Greek word for persuade/argue/debate? A) Pythagoras. B) Socrates. C) Archimedes. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetoric. 15. A belief or judgment about something given by a specialist or someone with expertise on the subject matter is called ..... A) Ethos. B) Testimony. C) An expert opinion. D) A claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An expert opinion. 16. Fill in the blank:The word 'circumspect' means ..... A) Cautious or prudent. B) Reckless. C) Indifferent. D) Careless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cautious or prudent. 17. The AP Lang multiple choice section is worth ..... of your total exam score. A) 35%. B) 15%. C) 45%. D) 75%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 45%. 18. A comparison between two different things that shows their relationship A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Analogy. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analogy. 19. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented. A) Imagery. B) Inference. C) Irony. D) Litotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inference. 20. The non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the feeling of a word. A) Denotation. B) Clause. C) Connotation. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connotation. 21. Which of the following is NOT a classroom rule? A) Be on time and in your seat busy with bellwork when the bell rings. B) Brings all needed materials to class. C) Pay attention and follow directions right away. D) Text my friends when the teacher is not looking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Text my friends when the teacher is not looking. 22. What happens if a student receives a poor grade on an assignment? A) They cannot make corrections. B) They can make corrections for a better grade. C) They will be given extra credit. D) They will have to redo the entire assignment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They can make corrections for a better grade. 23. Which rhetorical term refers to the emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work? A) Aphorism. B) Atmosphere. C) Clause. D) Colloquialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atmosphere. 24. When you look up a word in the dictionary, you find its ..... A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) Acronym. D) Homonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denotation. 25. True/False:Die Hard is a Christmas movie. A) True. B) False. C) I've never seen Die Hard. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← 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