This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap Language And Composition – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap Language And Composition Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following lines is an example of Hyperbole used to create Pathos? A) 'I have seen marvels in this court. I have seen them all in court.'. B) 'I have given you my soul; leave me my name!'. C) 'A man may think God sleeps, but God sees everything.'. D) 'The pure in heart need no lawyers.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'I have seen marvels in this court. I have seen them all in court.'. 2. A satiric portrait or representation (satiric-humorous yet witty) A) Expository. B) Caricature. C) Daunt. D) Uniform. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caricature. 3. A figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes A) Anadiplosis. B) Oxymoron. C) Personification. D) Humanitarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 4. Which figurative device is being used in this line? The salmon we caught was bigger than the boat! A) Idiom. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 5. What is the author's main argument in the passage? A) Chinatown is losing its cultural identity. B) Chinatown is a symbol of cultural resilience. C) Chinatown should be modernized. D) Chinatown has become a commercialized area. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chinatown is a symbol of cultural resilience. 6. Enmity A) The state of being friendly and supportive towards someone. B) The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something; deep-seated hatred. C) A feeling of indifference or lack of interest. D) A temporary disagreement or misunderstanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something; deep-seated hatred. 7. Daniel received a performance review from his manager that was filled with strong disapproval and blame for his recent mistakes. What word best describes the tone of the manager's review? A) Condemnatory. B) Dejected. C) Amiable. D) Facetious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Condemnatory. 8. The person for whom a writer writes, or composer composes. A) Speaker. B) Poet. C) Audience. D) Persona. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Audience. 9. Emma witnesses a classmate fall and hurt themselves, but she laughs and walks away without offering any help or concern. What word best describes Emma's tone in this situation? A) Droll. B) Callous. C) Amiable. D) Conventional. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Callous. 10. Cursory A) To support; to prop up. B) Hasty, not thorough. C) Explanatory. D) Uproar; brawl. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hasty, not thorough. 11. Which rhetorical device involves exaggeration for emphasis or effect? A) Understatement. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 12. Your thesis statement should be structured like an argumentative thesis. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. What is the purpose of a 'call to action' in a persuasive text? A) To provide a summary of the argument. B) To acknowledge the limitations of one's argument. C) To ask the audience to take action or change their thinking. D) To present a counterargument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To ask the audience to take action or change their thinking. 14. Unaware; unconscious A) Obscure. B) Oblivious. C) Discern. D) Apathy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oblivious. 15. What categories do the writing rubrics assess? A) 1.Thesis2.Evidence & Commentary3. Sophistication. B) 1. Thesis2. Counter-argument3. Sophistication. C) 1. Organization2. Evidence & Commentary3. Sophistication. D) 1. Sophistication2. Transitions3. Thesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1.Thesis2.Evidence & Commentary3. Sophistication. 16. Spurious A) Not genuine, authentic, or true; false or counterfeit, often used to describe arguments or claims that lack evidence. B) Genuine and authentic; true and reliable. C) Having a clear and logical argument; well-supported by evidence. D) Unrelated or irrelevant to the topic at hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not genuine, authentic, or true; false or counterfeit, often used to describe arguments or claims that lack evidence. 17. Which term fits the following definition? A word that sounds like the thing it describes. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Idiom. C) Rhyme. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 18. During a school assembly, Mason makes jokes about the traditions that are considered sacred by many students. What word best describes Mason's tone? A) Irreverent. B) Callous. C) Conventional. D) Facetious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irreverent. 19. During a team meeting, Samuel interrupts his manager and speaks in an openly rude and contemptuous manner. Which tone word best describes Samuel's speech? A) Insolent. B) Bantering. C) Amiable. D) Dejected. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insolent. 20. Which rhetorical strategy is most prominent in the passage? A) Ethos, to establish credibility. B) Pathos, to evoke an emotional response. C) Logos, to present logical arguments. D) Kairos, to emphasize timeliness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos, to evoke an emotional response. 21. The word "murmur" is an example of what figure of speech? A) Simile. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 22. Which of the following facts about rhetoric is NOT true: A) Often associated with Aristotle. B) It is the art of finding ways to persuade an audience. C) Is a thoughtful, reflective activity leading to effective communication, including the rational exchange of opposing views. D) Was created by the Roman senate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was created by the Roman senate. 23. Uproar; brawl A) Superficial. B) Uniform. C) Fracas. D) Precarious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fracas. 24. Danforth's line, 'A person is either with this court or he must be counted against it, there be no road between, ' is an example of the logical fallacy of: A) Appeal to Emotion (Pathos). B) Begging the Question (Circular Reasoning). C) False Dilemma (or Black-or-White Fallacy). D) Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc (False Cause). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) False Dilemma (or Black-or-White Fallacy). 25. Aria and Mia, both writers, often tease each other playfully in their emails. What is the best way to describe the tone of their exchange? A) Callous. B) Condemnatory. C) Coarse. D) Bantering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bantering. 26. The dictionary meaning of a word is called its A) Denotative meaning. B) Connotative meaning. C) Polemic meaning. D) Rhetorical meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denotative meaning. 27. In arguing a point, a speaker should always lend his opponent some credit for his/her ideas ..... A) Compare/contrast. B) Lending credence. C) Qualifier. D) Exemplification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lending credence. 28. Which of the following is an example of polysyndeton? A) "He was overwhelmed, as if by a tsunami, and by the fishes, and by the seaweed, and by the salt spray from the heavens.". B) "She ran, jumped, laughed, and played.". C) "The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.". D) "He came, he saw, he conquered.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "He was overwhelmed, as if by a tsunami, and by the fishes, and by the seaweed, and by the salt spray from the heavens.". 29. How does the author's use of descriptive language contribute to the passage's effectiveness? A) It creates a vivid image of Chinatown for the reader. B) It confuses the reader with unnecessary details. C) It downplays the significance of Chinatown. D) It distracts from the main argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It creates a vivid image of Chinatown for the reader. 30. Evoking and manipulating emotions A) Grounds. B) Tone. C) Pathos. D) Qualifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAp Language And Composition Quiz 1Ap Language And Composition Quiz 2Ap 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books