This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap Language And Composition – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap Language And Composition Quiz 13 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A claim that negates or disagrees with the thesis/claim. A) Eponym. B) Counterclaim. C) Juxtaposition. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Counterclaim. 2. Juxtaposition is the act of: A) Combining similar items. B) Placing two contrasting things close together for comparison. C) Separating items into distinct categories. D) Ignoring differences between things. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Placing two contrasting things close together for comparison. 3. In the context of AP Language and Composition, what does the term 'rhetorical analysis' refer to? A) Analyzing the plot of a story. B) Examining how an author uses language to achieve a purpose. C) Studying the historical context of a text. D) Evaluating the moral lessons in a text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Examining how an author uses language to achieve a purpose. 4. Which of the following is a common type of essay on the AP Language and Composition exam? A) Narrative essay. B) Descriptive essay. C) Synthesis essay. D) Expository essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synthesis essay. 5. A narrative in which the characters, behavior, and even the setting demonstrates multiple levels of meaning and significance. Often a universal symbol or a personified abstraction. A) Aphorism. B) Alliteration. C) Attitude. D) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allegory. 6. All pertain to audience except: A) The listener. B) The viewer. C) Can have a persona. D) Most texts have multiple audiences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can have a persona. 7. Choose the best describing synonym for each vocabulary word. Word:Boor A) Gentleman. B) Jerk. C) Scholar. D) Hero. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jerk. 8. A formula for presenting an argument logically. In its simplest form, it consists of three divisions:a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. A) Syllogism. B) Metonymy. C) Anecdote. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Syllogism. 9. To weaken; to wear the foundation of A) Revere. B) Ambiguous. C) Undermine. D) Stagnant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Undermine. 10. What is logic? A) Reason or good sense. B) Feelings. C) Facts. D) Opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reason or good sense. 11. What is "persuasive style" ? A) A type of writing used to. B) A type of writing used to tell a memory from the author's point of view. C) A type of writing used to inform the audience about factual evidence. D) A type of writing used to convince the audience of a certain belief or opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A type of writing used to convince the audience of a certain belief or opinion. 12. Concerned with art or beauty; made in an artistic way A) Jocular. B) Cursory. C) Fracas. D) Aesthetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aesthetic. 13. Which sound device is being used in the following sentence? Down and down and down he fell into the deep recesses of the cave. A) Idiom. B) Repetition. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 14. A wandering homeless person; a tramp A) Vagrant. B) Undermine. C) Oblivious. D) Contentious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vagrant. 15. What is an "analogy" used for in figurative language? A) To contrast opposing ideas in parallel structure. B) To move an audience toward a specific action or belief. C) To represent abstract ideas using non-literal language. D) To explain an unfamiliar subject using objects and concepts that are more familiar to an audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To explain an unfamiliar subject using objects and concepts that are more familiar to an audience. 16. Which of the following best describes the tone of a passage that uses formal and sophisticated language to discuss a serious topic? A) Informal. B) Humorous. C) Academic. D) Sarcastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Academic. 17. Precarious A) Shallow; on the surface only. B) Dangerously unstable. C) Safe from harm; protected. D) Safe from harm; protected. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangerously unstable. 18. What is the primary purpose of an analogy? A) To compare two identical things. B) To explain or clarify an unfamiliar idea. C) To describe a historical event. D) To list differences between two objects. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To explain or clarify an unfamiliar idea. 19. You get 15 minutes to read through the source material, but you can start writing before your time is up. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Claims exploring what something means or what something is made up of A) Claim of value/judgement. B) Claim of value. C) Claim of definition. D) Claim of policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Claim of definition. 21. An opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward is called- A) Refutation. B) Polemic. C) Counterargument. D) Concession. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Counterargument. 22. The skin on the farmer's face was as wrinkled, weathered, and worn as the leather on a horse's harness. What is being compared in this simile? A) Farmer-face. B) Farmer-leather. C) Skin-leather. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skin-leather. 23. Which method of development presents details and sensory language to depict a subject? A) Description. B) Definition. C) Process analysis. D) Cause and effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Description. 24. Appealing to logical reasoning and sound evidence A) Rhetorical question. B) Allegory. C) Logos. D) Claim of value. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 25. Charlotte is giving a speech to her classmates, focusing on teaching them the importance of honesty and sharing a lesson about making good choices. What word best describes the tone of Charlotte's speech? A) Didactic. B) Coarse. C) Facetious. D) Insolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didactic. ← 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 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books