This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap Language And Composition – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap Language And Composition Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does synthesis mean? A) A combination of various elements to form a cohesive whole. B) An intent focus on 1 perspective to delve deeper into it. C) An emotional and personal attack on the opposition' views. D) A critique of an author's use of rhetorical strategies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A combination of various elements to form a cohesive whole. 2. Unclear; clouded; partially hidden; hard to understand A) Obscure. B) Undermine. C) Discriminate. D) Fervent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obscure. 3. To differentiate; to make a clear distinction; to see the difference A) Discriminate. B) Indifferent. C) Denounce. D) Undermine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discriminate. 4. What is the rhetorical device that involves the use of a part to represent the whole, or the whole to represent a part? A) Metaphor. B) Synecdoche. C) Metonymy. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synecdoche. 5. Which of the following appeals to credibility? A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Legos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 6. Which of the following does not apply to synthesis? A) Deconstruct the prompt. B) Write a Thesis that responds to the prompt. C) Read and annotate the sources. D) Plan the essay with claims, evidence, commentary, and concession. E) Write an exposition for each source. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Write an exposition for each source. 7. Choose the best describing synonym for each vocabulary word. Word:Philanthropy A) Generosity. B) Selfishness. C) Cruelty. D) Laziness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Generosity. 8. How long should an embedded quote be? A) A paragraph. B) Exactly 12 words. C) 1-5 words. D) 6-10 words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1-5 words. 9. During a group discussion, Arjun uses language that is rough, vulgar, or lacking refinement. Which tone word best describes the way Arjun is speaking? A) Haughty. B) Bantering. C) Coarse. D) Conventional. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coarse. 10. A concise or tersely phrased statement in principle, truth, or opinion. Often found in fields like law, politics, and art. A) Claim of value. B) Claim of policy. C) Process analysis. D) Aphorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aphorism. 11. A statement that indicates the force of the argument A) Qualifier. B) Narration. C) Description. D) Exemplification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Qualifier. 12. Which of the following is an example of anadiplosis? A) "Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate.". B) "To be or not to be, that is the question.". C) "I came, I saw, I conquered.". D) "All's well that ends well.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate.". 13. When you write a synthesis essay, your focus should be on "synthesizing" provided source material in order to support your own opinion. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. The constant mention of the Devil in the proceedings best represents the rhetorical strategy of reification by: A) Turning the abstract concept of evil into a tangible, personalized scapegoat. B) Using a simple vocabulary to reach an uneducated audience. C) Providing the court with irrefutable, logical evidence (Logos). D) Undermining the Ethos of the court through satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turning the abstract concept of evil into a tangible, personalized scapegoat. 15. What is a euphemism? A) A direct and harsh word. B) A less offensive substitute for an unpleasant word. C) A synonym for a pleasant word. D) A type of metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A less offensive substitute for an unpleasant word. 16. A quote should ..... A) Build links between your ideas and the ideas of the text. B) Help advance your argument. C) Flow in a sentence. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. Abigail Williams's power in the court escalates primarily because she masters the rhetorical strategy of: A) Appealing to Logos by providing verifiable evidence against her victims. B) Establishing a strong Ethos as a victim of corruption and abuse. C) Exploiting Pathos by using sensational, fear-inducing, and dramatic testimony. D) Employing Complex Syntax to make her arguments seem learned and sophisticated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exploiting Pathos by using sensational, fear-inducing, and dramatic testimony. 18. Explanatory A) Daunt. B) Bolster. C) Expository. D) Immune. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expository. 19. What two paragraphs in your essay should look similar? A) Body and Conclusion. B) Body and Introduction. C) Introduction and Conclusion. D) Body Paragraph 1 and Body Paragraph 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Introduction and Conclusion. 20. "You hit the nail on the head." is an example of- A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) A metaphor. D) An idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An idiom. 21. What is the primary purpose of the synthesis essay in the AP Language and Composition exam? A) To create a fictional narrative. B) To combine information from multiple sources to support an argument. C) To describe a personal experience. D) To analyze a poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To combine information from multiple sources to support an argument. 22. Which of the following is an example of a parody? A) Saturday Night Live. B) National Geographic. C) The New York Times. D) BBC News. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saturday Night Live. 23. During a heated debate at a team meeting, Henry's tone was marked by hostility and eagerness to fight. Which word best describes his tone? A) Droll. B) Belligerent. C) Facetious. D) Amiable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Belligerent. 24. Repeated vowel soundsThey roam the lonesome roads and never go home. A) Alliteration. B) Consonance. C) Assonance. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assonance. 25. Ask a question A) Interrogative sentence. B) Imperative sentence. C) Exclamatory sentence. D) Declarative sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interrogative sentence. 26. Which of the following essay types will you not be asked to compose on the AP exam? A) Synthesis. B) Argument. C) Rhetorical Analysis. D) Description. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Description. 27. Incorrigible A) Capable of being easily corrected or improved. B) Incapable of being corrected, reformed, or improved; often used to describe a person or behavior that is resistant to change. C) Willing to change and adapt to new situations. D) Having a tendency to follow rules and regulations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incapable of being corrected, reformed, or improved; often used to describe a person or behavior that is resistant to change. 28. An expression that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words. A) Idiom. B) Paradox. C) Motif. D) Persona. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Idiom. 29. A pair of consecutive lines that rhyme: "Nature's first green is gold, /Her hardest hue to hold" (Robert Frost, "Nothing Gold Can Stay" ) A) Stanza. B) Couplet. C) Enjambment. D) Rhyme scheme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couplet. 30. Having more than one meaning; vague A) Ambiguous. B) Fervent. C) Indifferent. D) Stagnant. 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