This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap Language And Composition – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap Language And Composition Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. You should never take a stance before reading the accompanying sources. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Stating one thing is another to create a comparison: "He's a sly fox." A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 3. When Parris challenges Danforth in Act IV, saying, 'You cannot hang this sort, ' he is attempting an appeal to Ethos based on: A) The spiritual authority of the local Salem church. B) The superior moral character of Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor as community pillars. C) His emotional connection (Pathos) to the families of the condemned. D) The legal principle of innocent until proven guilty (Logos). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The superior moral character of Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor as community pillars. 4. When determining which sources to use, it's best to A) Use one really well instead of all poorly. B) Use at least three or four. C) Use only the ones you feel comfortable using. D) Cite all of the sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use at least three or four. 5. Which rhetorical device involves a direct comparison using 'like' or 'as'? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 6. Profligate A) Tending toward one direction. B) Explanatory. C) To intimidate; to discourage. D) Extremely wasteful; wildly extravagant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extremely wasteful; wildly extravagant. 7. A self-contradictory combination of words. A) Qualifer. B) Exemplification. C) Oxymoron. D) Cliche. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxymoron. 8. Perceptive A) Hasty, not thorough. B) To intimidate; to discourage. C) Uproar; brawl. D) Having keen understanding; discerning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having keen understanding; discerning. 9. In the context of the passage, which of the following best defines the term 'cultural resilience'? A) The ability to resist change. B) The capacity to adapt and survive while maintaining cultural identity. C) The strength to expand and grow economically. D) The power to influence other cultures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The capacity to adapt and survive while maintaining cultural identity. 10. Thomas Putnam is described by Miller as a man 'with an eager look' who 'felt frustrated and embittered.' This diction and characterization best supports the theme of: A) Political reform and the desire for justice. B) Personal vengeance and greed as a source of the accusations. C) The failure of the Puritan theocracy. D) The difficulty of maintaining a good reputation in a small town. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personal vengeance and greed as a source of the accusations. 11. An anecdote is best described as: A) A lengthy and detailed report. B) A personal and short story used to illustrate a point. C) A fictional narrative meant to entertain. D) A confusing and ambiguous statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A personal and short story used to illustrate a point. 12. Discern A) To differentiate; to make a clear distinction; to see the difference. B) To speak out against; to condemn. C) To distinguish one thing from another. D) To be creative; to introduce something new. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To distinguish one thing from another. 13. Stagnant A) To speak out against; to condemn. B) Quarrelsome. C) Not moving. D) Unbiased; neutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not moving. 14. Didactic A) Intended to entertain without any educational purpose. B) Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive; often used to describe literature or art that aims to educate. C) A style of writing that focuses on emotional expression rather than instruction. D) A term used to describe works that are purely fictional and lack any moral lessons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive; often used to describe literature or art that aims to educate. 15. The rhetorical appeals= A) Ethos, pathos, logos. B) Ethos, pathos, refutation. C) Logos, persona, rhetoric. D) Pathos, purpose, logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos, pathos, logos. 16. Corroborate A) Dangerously unstable. B) Uproar; brawl. C) Explanatory. D) To confirm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To confirm. 17. In the context of AP Language and Composition, what does 'rhetorical analysis' involve? A) Evaluating the effectiveness of an author's use of language. B) Summarizing the plot of a novel. C) Identifying grammatical errors in a text. D) Writing a fictional story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaluating the effectiveness of an author's use of language. 18. Which piece of evidence best supports the claim that we should have sports in middle school? A) "In schools that have sports, students attend games after school.". B) "Research shows that school sports increase student interest in school.". C) 'When schools have sports programs, the school must spend money on coaches and equipment.". D) "School sports include volleyball, soccer, basketball and tennis.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Research shows that school sports increase student interest in school.". 19. Which is the best definition of the 'speaker' of a text? A) The person who repeats words or phrases for emphasis. B) The person who reacts to the argument presented in the text. C) The person who presents a perspective shaped by his or her background and context. D) The person who uses storytelling to convey a message. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The person who presents a perspective shaped by his or her background and context. 20. The tornado played with the car, picking it up in its jaws, then dropping it. A) Literal laguage. B) Figurative language. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Figurative language. 21. "Chocolate was her Achilles' heel." A) Alliteration. B) Allusion. C) Assonance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 22. The representation of an animal or object that has the personality, actions, or emotions of a human A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 23. During a school assembly, Liam stands up and speaks to the principal in a tone that is openly disrespectful and scornful toward authority. Which word best describes Liam's tone? A) Dejected. B) Bantering. C) Didactic. D) Insolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insolent. 24. The subject of the text is: A) What the text is about. B) The group or person who creates the text. C) Includes pictures, political cartoons, fine art, fashion, cultural trends and much more. D) Is the goal the speaker wants to achieve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What the text is about. 25. During a team meeting, Oliver keeps making jokes and not taking the discussion seriously, even when important topics are being addressed. What is the best word to describe Oliver's tone? A) Admonitory. B) Conventional. C) Didactic. D) Flippant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flippant. 26. What is NOT a characteristic of assonance? A) Repetition of vowel sounds. B) Occurs in successive or proximate words. C) Involves different consonants. D) Repetition of consonant sounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition of consonant sounds. 27. A timeworn expression that through overuse has lost its power to evoke concrete images A) Narration. B) Process analysis. C) Cliche. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cliche. 28. The central conflict between Elizabeth and John Proctor over the dinner table in Act II is characterized by: A) A clear, rational debate over his continued attraction to Abigail. B) Evasive diction and charged silence, reflecting a lack of trust and emotional repression. C) A powerful appeal to Pathos on both sides to justify their actions. D) The successful use of Syllogism to reach a moral conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evasive diction and charged silence, reflecting a lack of trust and emotional repression. 29. What is antimetabole? A) Repetition of words in reverse order. B) Repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences. C) The use of words common to an earlier time period; antiquated language. D) A compact paradox in which two successive words seemingly contradict each other. 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