This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap English Language – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap English Language Quiz 34 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How can a writer effectively integrate quotations into a persuasive essay? A) By randomly placing quotes to fill space. B) By using quotes that contradict the main argument. C) By aligning quotes with the argument to strengthen credibility. D) By using quotes from unrelated topics to broaden the discussion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By aligning quotes with the argument to strengthen credibility. 2. The acronym we use to conjure textual evidence for the argument timed writing A) SPACECAT. B) TTDSATTSS. C) REHUGO. D) CHORES. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CHORES. 3. Which method of development should you choose to establish emotional connection? A) Narration. B) Description. C) Cause/Effect. D) Compare/Contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narration. 4. What should you do to avoid simply summarizing sources in your essay? A) Include more quotes. B) Focus on in-depth analysis. C) Use more sources. D) Write longer paragraphs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Focus on in-depth analysis. 5. Coherent writing where elements are given the same grammatical form. A) Parallelism. B) Diction. C) Allusion. D) Narration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 6. Define fallacy A) An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence or incorrect inference. B) Defining a thing by saying what it is not. C) A worn-out expression or idea, no longer capable of producing a visual image provoking thought about a subject. D) A statement of general principle derived inferentially from a series of examples. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence or incorrect inference. 7. The purpose of the anecdote with which the speaker begins paragraph 1 is to A) A. elicit sympathy by retelling a tale of loneliness. B) Paint a picture of city life to fascinate her listeners. C) Engage the audience by evoking a common experience. D) Introduce the idea of the difficulties of the laboring class. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Engage the audience by evoking a common experience. 8. The repetition in lines 76-78 ( "We are ..... on Earth" ) serves to A) Emphasize America's international standing. B) Invoke confidence in the writer's leadership. C) Inspire citizens to think about the global impact of their actions. D) Stress the principles that Americans value most. E) Accentuate the United States' worldwide accomplishments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emphasize America's international standing. 9. Writing used to prove a point or get the audience to take action. A) Rhetoric. B) Description. C) Narration. D) Argumentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Argumentation. 10. California girls, We're unforgettable, Daisy Dukes, Bikinis on top, Sun-kissed skin so hot, We'll melt your popsicle.-Katy Perry, "California Gurls" A) Understatement. B) Oxymoron. C) Paradox. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 11. What is rhetoric according to Aristotle? A) The art of writing effectively. B) The faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion. C) The study of language and syntax. D) The method of logical reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion. 12. What is the following an example of?In spite of heavy snow and cold temperatures, the game continued. A) Periodic sentence. B) Loose sentence. C) Anaphora. D) Complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Periodic sentence. 13. A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. A) Apostrophe. B) Alliteration. C) Analogy. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe. 14. The use of a word or phrase that is less direct but also less distasteful or less offensive than another. A) Euphemism. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Euphemism. 15. Which skill involves understanding the main claim and potential biases of each source? A) Identifying the Core Issue. B) Formulating an Argument. C) Structuring a Coherent Essay. D) Analyzing Source Arguments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Analyzing Source Arguments. 16. What order should you do the multiple choice in? A) You should start with the passages that have the oldest language because they're the hardest. B) You should start with the passages that have the oldest language because they're the hardest. C) You should start with the passages that have the oldest language because they're the hardest. D) You should answer them in the order that you want. Choose the passages that look easiest and start with those. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You should answer them in the order that you want. Choose the passages that look easiest and start with those. 17. A statement or situation that is seemingly contradictory on the surface, but delivers ironic truth. A) Irony. B) Paradox. C) Satire. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paradox. 18. What does the writer emphasize in the conclusion of the passage? A) The uniqueness of her order. B) The quality of the filet-o-fish. C) The sacrifices her parents made for her. D) The rise in popularity of McDonald's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sacrifices her parents made for her. 19. A speaker delivers a highly emotional plea for immediate donations to a local disaster relief fund shortly after a flood. This timing and tone demonstrate an effective use of: A) Ethos (credibility). B) Logos (logic). C) Kairos (timeliness/opportunity). D) A line of reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kairos (timeliness/opportunity). 20. What is the writer primarily trying to communicate in the first third of the passage? A) Her love for fast food. B) The rise of fast food in China. C) Her experiences versus others. D) The background of McDonald's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her experiences versus others. 21. How important is it to take the Mock exam either today, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, or next Monday? A) Extremely important. B) Not important. C) Beating yourself in the head with a brick is a better idea. D) Get Involved:The world is run by those who show up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extremely important. 22. Which rhetorical term is defined as:'One type of subject complement is an adjective, group of adjectives, or adjective clause that follows a linking verb. It is in the predicate of the sentence, and modifies, or describes, the subject.' A) Predicate adjective. B) Direct object. C) Predicate nominative. D) Appositive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predicate adjective. 23. What is a recommended strategy for answering multiple-choice questions on the AP English Language and Composition Exam? A) Read the questions first, then skim the passage. B) Read the passage carefully, then answer the questions using evidence from the text. C) Guess on every question. D) Only answer questions you already know. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Read the passage carefully, then answer the questions using evidence from the text. 24. Which of the following best defines connotation? A) The literal, dictionary definition of a word. B) The emotional associations or cultural implications that a word carries beyond its literal meaning. C) The repetition of consonant sounds in a phrase. D) The use of a word or phrase to describe something that is not its literal meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The emotional associations or cultural implications that a word carries beyond its literal meaning. 25. Clarity and logic in writing about a topic that binds everything together well. A) Rhetoric. B) Narration. C) Parallelism. D) Coherence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coherence. ← 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