This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap Language And Composition – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap Language And Composition Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mia is writing a letter to her younger brother, warning him about the dangers of crossing the street without looking both ways. Which word best describes the tone Mia uses in her letter? A) Coarse. B) Admonitory. C) Audacious. D) Facetious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Admonitory. 2. What is an inversion? A) A rhetorical trope involving a part of an object representing the whole, or the whole of an object representing a part. B) Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses. C) Placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast. D) The reversal of the normal word order in a sentence or phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The reversal of the normal word order in a sentence or phrase. 3. Which of these phrases would be good to use to cite text evidence? A) In conclusion,. B) In my opinion,. C) According to the text,. D) In other words,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) According to the text,. 4. A comparison of two unlike things using like, as, than, or resembles A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 5. The constant reference to John Proctor's infrequent church attendance and working on the Sabbath is an example of the court and Parris attempting to destroy his Ethos by using: A) Objective evidence of a crime. B) Association with known heretics. C) Moral character attacks and guilt by omission. D) The use of Hyperbole to exaggerate his moral flaws. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moral character attacks and guilt by omission. 6. Opulent A) The opulent mansion was filled with crystal chandeliers. B) She opulented her notes before the test. C) His opulent ran across the field. D) The opulent cried when the movie ended. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The opulent mansion was filled with crystal chandeliers. 7. Which words are synonymous with "obdurate" ? A) Resistant, stubborn, inflexible. B) Cooperative, agreeable, adaptable. C) Passive, yielding, submissive. D) Open-minded, receptive, willing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resistant, stubborn, inflexible. 8. Which figurative device is being used in this line? The old tree stretched his long and gangly fingers towards the sky. A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 9. Lack of emotion or interest A) Fervent. B) Apathy. C) Embellish. D) Ambiguous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apathy. 10. A spurious claim is one that is: A) Authentic and genuine. B) Unimportant and trivial. C) False and deceptive. D) Ambitious and bold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) False and deceptive. 11. Choose the synonyms for "egregious" : A) Minor, trivial, insignificant. B) Obvious, apparent, clear. C) Outrageous, shocking, appalling. D) Overlooked, unnoticed, concealed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outrageous, shocking, appalling. 12. True or FalseYou can change your original position. A) True/ It is called a revised position and comes after seeing new evidence provided in the sources. B) False/ Students should have integrity in their own opinions and writing about the opposite of the sources allows them to develop a deeper understanding of synthesis. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True/ It is called a revised position and comes after seeing new evidence provided in the sources. 13. Lucid A) To support; to prop up. B) To intimidate; to discourage. C) Clear; easy to understand; right-minded. D) Concerned with art or beauty; made in an artistic way. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clear; easy to understand; right-minded. 14. Not caring one way or the other; lacking a preference; neutral A) Undermine. B) Indifferent. C) Obscure. D) Vagrant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indifferent. 15. Select the group of synonyms for "capricious" : A) Stable, steadfast, resolute. B) Unpredictable, whimsical, erratic. C) Considerate, thoughtful, caring. D) Passive, apathetic, indifferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unpredictable, whimsical, erratic. 16. Any language that appeals to the reader's five senses. If it helps the to imagine what something looks, tastes, smells, sounds, or feels like, it's this! A) Mood. B) Imagery. C) Theme. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 17. A reference to an event, literary work or person-I can't do that because I am not Superman. A) Zeugma. B) Parody. C) Allusion. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 18. What is the purpose of a hook in a text? A) To provide evidence for an argument. B) To engage an audience at the beginning of a text. C) To change the writer's perspective. D) To illustrate relationships among ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To engage an audience at the beginning of a text. 19. Choose the sentence that uses the vocabulary word correctly.21. Aegis A) The orphanage operated under the aegis of a wealthy donor. B) She aegised her homework quickly. C) The aegis jumped over the fence. D) He aegised the broken vase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The orphanage operated under the aegis of a wealthy donor. 20. Try to integrate your source material as smoothly and naturally as possible into your sentences. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. Reading for commonalities A) Requires making note of the common issues in each source. B) May look like this: "A, D, and E all support the notion that ". C) Helps you determine which sources you will use. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 22. Buzz, hiss, roar, and woof are all examples of- A) Symbols. B) Consonance. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Refrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 23. This takes place when two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds. "Men sell the wedding bells" . A) Consonance. B) Diction. C) Assonance. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assonance. 24. Select the group of synonyms for "nascent" : A) Emerging, developing, budding. B) Established, proven, accomplished. C) Declining, fading, deteriorating. D) Outdated, irrelevant, obsolete. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emerging, developing, budding. 25. Something insipid is: A) Exciting and engaging. B) Complex and mysterious. C) Boring and flavorless. D) Harsh and grating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boring and flavorless. 26. A capricious person is often: A) Fickle and impulsive. B) Stable and predictable. C) Thoughtful and considerate. D) Rigid and unyielding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fickle and impulsive. 27. When Elizabeth Proctor is asked about her husband's infidelity, her equivocation (lying to protect him) is an example of: A) A successful appeal to Logos. B) A moral failure that leads directly to his death. C) Dramatic Irony and a thematic statement about the destructive power of a lie. D) A Red Herring used to distract the judges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dramatic Irony and a thematic statement about the destructive power of a lie. 28. What is the main goal of a writer when using a rhetorical question? A) To persuade the audience with a strong argument. B) To compel the audience to pause and reflect rather than respond with a literal answer. C) To narrate a story using detailed storytelling. D) To repeat a word or phrase for emphasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To compel the audience to pause and reflect rather than respond with a literal answer. 29. How is thesis defined? A) An arguable statement. B) A factual statement. C) An opinionated statement that is not arguable. D) A summary of the essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An arguable statement. 30. When a writer bases a claim upon an isolated example or asserts that a claim is certain rather than probable A) Generalization. B) Declarative sentence. C) Claim of value. D) Exemplification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Generalization. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAp Language And Composition Quiz 1Ap Language And Composition Quiz 3Ap Language And Composition Quiz 4Ap Language And Composition Quiz 5Ap Language And Composition Quiz 6Ap Language And Composition Quiz 7Ap Language And Composition Quiz 8Ap Language And Composition Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books