This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap Language And Composition – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap Language And Composition Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A concession: A) Acknowledges that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable. B) Ignores the counterargument. C) Demonstrates that a speaker is trustworthy or credible. D) Establishes the time and place for an argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acknowledges that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable. 2. Which statement best describes the rhetorical significance of Rebecca Nurse's refusal to confess? A) It is an explicit appeal to Pathos to inspire the other prisoners to be truthful. B) It establishes her unshakeable Ethos as the moral standard against the court's corruption. C) It is a logical argument (Logos) that proves the court's evidence is false. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It establishes her unshakeable Ethos as the moral standard against the court's corruption. 3. What is the term for a question asked for effect, with no answer expected? A) Rhetorical Question. B) Irony. C) Paradox. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical Question. 4. "Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are.Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky." A) Allusion. B) Aphorism. C) Appeals to emotion, logic, authority. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apostrophe. 5. Querulous A) Complaining in a petulant or whining manner; often used to describe a tone or attitude that is irritable. B) Expressing joy and happiness in a cheerful manner. C) Demonstrating a calm and composed demeanor. D) Showing indifference or lack of interest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complaining in a petulant or whining manner; often used to describe a tone or attitude that is irritable. 6. Listless A) Lacking energy or enthusiasm; indifferent or apathetic, often used to describe a person's demeanor. B) Full of energy and enthusiasm; eager and excited. C) Showing great interest and passion; highly motivated. D) Being very active and lively; full of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lacking energy or enthusiasm; indifferent or apathetic, often used to describe a person's demeanor. 7. The rhetorical technique of anticipating counterarguments and offering a refutation A) Classification and division. B) Compare/contrast. C) Anticipating audience response. D) Red herrings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anticipating audience response. 8. The overall atmosphere of a work and the mood is how that atmosphere makes a reader feel. A) Mood. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mood. 9. Vagrant A) A wandering homeless person; a tramp. B) To weaken; to wear the foundation of. C) Unbiased; neutral. D) To speak out against; to condemn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A wandering homeless person; a tramp. 10. An egregious error is one that is: A) Slight and forgivable. B) Hidden and subtle. C) Clever and unnoticed. D) Outrageously bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Outrageously bad. 11. What is 'voice' in terms of a writer's style? A) The original noun that is replaced by a pronoun. B) The oral delivery of a spoken text. C) The distinctive sound and identity that emerges from a writer's word choice, syntax, and tone. D) A grammatical structure that indicates balance between ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The distinctive sound and identity that emerges from a writer's word choice, syntax, and tone. 12. A state of torpor is characterized by: A) High energy and enthusiasm. B) A sluggish and inactive state. C) Clear and focused thinking. D) Agitation and restlessness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sluggish and inactive state. 13. A nascent idea is one that is: A) Fully developed and complete. B) Just beginning to emerge. C) Widely accepted and established. D) Outdated and irrelevant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Just beginning to emerge. 14. The emotional impact the author creates through word choice, imagery, and devices. A) Imagery. B) Mood. C) Allusion. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mood. 15. The assumption the speaker makes about the audience A) Bias. B) Tone. C) Qualifier. D) Warrant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warrant. 16. What is a line of reasoning in an argument? A) The formal expression of a writer's claim. B) A contrasting perspective on the evidence. C) The sequence of reasons that work together to support the unifying idea and perspective of a writer's argument. D) A change, qualification, or reconsideration of a perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sequence of reasons that work together to support the unifying idea and perspective of a writer's argument. 17. Which of these is NOT part of an argumentative essay introduction? A) Hook. B) Claim. C) Summarize the Issue. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evidence. 18. Part 4-Parts of SpeechDirections:Choose the part of speech for each vocabulary word.20. Amorphous is a ..... A) Verb. B) Adjective. C) Noun. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 19. What is a personal anecdote and how is it used? A) A brief story from the writer's own experience used to illustrate a point or support an argument. B) A distinct form of language spoken by a particular group. C) Using sensory details to create a vivid picture. D) An appeal to logic and reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A brief story from the writer's own experience used to illustrate a point or support an argument. 20. The repeated consonant sounds at the beginnings of words(breeze blew briskly) A) Alliteration. B) Consonance. C) Assonance. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 21. Honest; frank A) Truthful. B) Apathy. C) Candid. D) Discern. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Candid. 22. What time does the AP Language exam begin? A) 7:30am. B) 8:00am. C) 12:00pm. D) 2:15pm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8:00am. 23. When John Proctor finally confesses his affair, he is making a desperate attempt to: A) Save his own life by appealing to the court's Pathos. B) Destroy Abigail Williams's Ethos by undermining her reputation for piety. C) Employ a powerful logical Syllogism to prove his innocence. D) Use the historical record to establish a strong precedent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Destroy Abigail Williams's Ethos by undermining her reputation for piety. 24. Claims advocating courses of action that should or should not be undertaken A) Claim of definition. B) Claim of definition. C) Claim of value/judgement. D) Claim of policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Claim of policy. 25. Ignoble A) Noble and honorable. B) Dishonorable, shameful. C) Wealthy. D) Generous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dishonorable, shameful. 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