This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap Language And Composition – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap Language And Composition Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The appeal of Pathos uses- A) Emotion to persuade. B) Logic to persuade. C) Is established by both who you are and what you say. D) The context of the speech to persuade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotion to persuade. 2. When Hathorne asks Mary Warren to faint on command, the court is unwittingly asking her to produce a rhetorical performance based on: A) A deliberate act of Logos (rational evidence). B) A demonstration of her true, spiritual Ethos. C) A spontaneous, unscripted appeal to Pathos. D) The use of an Equivocation as a defense strategy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A spontaneous, unscripted appeal to Pathos. 3. (from Beowulf translated by Seamus Heaney)I never heard before of a ship so well furbishedwith battle tackle ..... no wise man in hall or weathered veteran ..... asleep from their feasting ..... they wept to heaven ..... A) Alliteration. B) Assonance. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assonance. 4. Words that show sound:Snap! Crackle! Pop! A) Alliteration. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Rhyme. D) Repeition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 5. Which of the following best describes the context in which the passage was written? A) During a period of economic downturn. B) Amidst debates on urban renewal and cultural preservation. C) Following a significant cultural event in Chinatown. D) In response to a demographic study. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amidst debates on urban renewal and cultural preservation. 6. Which statement best captures the overall tone of the passage? A) Optimistic about the future. B) Melancholic about the past. C) Critical of current policies. D) Appreciative of cultural heritage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appreciative of cultural heritage. 7. The constant use of formal titles ('Mr. Proctor, ' 'Judge Danforth, ' 'Reverend Parris') by all characters in the courtroom setting emphasizes the rhetorical function of: A) The breakdown of social order. B) The strict hierarchy and importance of Ethos in the theocracy. C) The widespread use of the Syllogism as a logical proof. D) An emotional appeal (Pathos) through emotional formality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The strict hierarchy and importance of Ethos in the theocracy. 8. What is asyndeton? A) A construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions. B) A sentence that requests or commands. C) The reversal of the normal word order in a sentence or phrase. D) A compact paradox in which two successive words seemingly contradict each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions. 9. The character that the speaker portrays A) Definition. B) Description. C) Persona. D) Straw man. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persona. 10. Before choosing a position or side, you should A) Develop a thesis. B) Write the introduction. C) Consider both sides. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consider both sides. 11. Which of the following sentences uses anadiplosis? A) "The sun sets in the west. West is where the journey begins.". B) "The sun sets in the west, and the moon rises in the east.". C) "The sun sets in the west, casting long shadows.". D) "The sun sets in the west, a beautiful sight.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "The sun sets in the west. West is where the journey begins.". 12. How many sources should you cite in a synthesis essay? A) At least 2. B) 3 or more. C) More than 5. D) No more than 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3 or more. 13. Aegis A) Attack. B) Protection. C) Weakness. D) Danger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protection. 14. Giles Corey's refusal to answer 'aye or nay' to the charge against him, leading to his pressing, is a demonstration of his commitment to: A) A calculated, pragmatic legal strategy to save his land for his sons. B) A powerful appeal to Pathos to sway the crowd outside the court. C) A complex application of Socratic Irony to expose the court's flaws. D) A final attempt to establish his superior Ethos over Danforth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A calculated, pragmatic legal strategy to save his land for his sons. 15. What is hyperbole used for? A) Placing two ideas side-by-side to highlight differences. B) An appeal to emotion. C) Using specific examples to clarify an idea. D) Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or rhetorical effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or rhetorical effect. 16. In written composition, is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience A) Tone. B) Author. C) Amplification. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone. 17. What does analyzing syntax involve? A) Examining how sentence length and structure contribute to meaning. B) Using sensory details to create a vivid picture. C) Placing two ideas side-by-side to highlight differences. D) Using specific examples to clarify an idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Examining how sentence length and structure contribute to meaning. 18. Unbiased; neutral A) False. B) Impartial. C) Incorrect. D) Ostentatious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impartial. 19. Choose the part of speech for each vocabulary word. Word:Boor is a ..... A) Verb. B) Noun. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun. 20. Fracas A) To confirm. B) Uproar; brawl. C) A satiric portrait or representation (satiric-humorous yet witty). D) Having keen understanding; discerning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uproar; brawl. 21. Be sure to analyze the source material:you can do this by explaining how it illustrates your point or arguing how the source is incorrect. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. That which has been accepted as authentic. A) Attitude. B) Canon. C) Begging the question. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Canon. 23. To worship A) Believe. B) Revere. C) Embellish. D) Discriminate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revere. 24. What is an analogy and how is it used in AP Language? A) Placing two ideas side-by-side to highlight differences. B) An appeal to emotion. C) A comparison between two unlike things for explanation or clarification. D) Using sensory details to create a vivid picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A comparison between two unlike things for explanation or clarification. 25. Choose the sentence that uses the vocabulary word correctly. 22. Enervate A) The long hike in the heat enervated the campers. B) The pep talk enervated the team into excitement. C) The flowers enervated after being watered. D) The music enervated the dancers to move. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The long hike in the heat enervated the campers. 26. Which of the following appeals to logic? A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 27. Words that end in the same sound have this trait:The fairy named Mary was known for being merry-and hairy! A) Repetition. B) Rhyme. C) Meter. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhyme. 28. Reverend Parris's primary motivation throughout the play, as seen through his frantic reactions and defensive rhetoric, is: A) To serve God by exposing all practitioners of witchcraft. B) To protect his reputation and salary in the Salem community. C) C. To win the love and respect of his ungrateful niece, Abigail. D) D. To establish a more democratic and free form of church governance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To protect his reputation and salary in the Salem community. 29. Revere A) To differentiate; to make a clear distinction; to see the difference. B) To add details; to exaggerate. C) To be creative; to introduce something new. D) To worship. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To worship. 30. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes; A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life.-from Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare A) Aphorism. B) Alliteration. C) Allegory. D) Assonance. 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