This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap Language And Composition – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap Language And Composition Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Chocolate was her Achilles' heel." A) Alliteration. B) Allusion. C) Assonance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 2. The representation of an animal or object that has the personality, actions, or emotions of a human A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 3. During a school assembly, Liam stands up and speaks to the principal in a tone that is openly disrespectful and scornful toward authority. Which word best describes Liam's tone? A) Dejected. B) Bantering. C) Didactic. D) Insolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insolent. 4. The subject of the text is: A) What the text is about. B) The group or person who creates the text. C) Includes pictures, political cartoons, fine art, fashion, cultural trends and much more. D) Is the goal the speaker wants to achieve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What the text is about. 5. During a team meeting, Oliver keeps making jokes and not taking the discussion seriously, even when important topics are being addressed. What is the best word to describe Oliver's tone? A) Admonitory. B) Conventional. C) Didactic. D) Flippant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flippant. 6. What is NOT a characteristic of assonance? A) Repetition of vowel sounds. B) Occurs in successive or proximate words. C) Involves different consonants. D) Repetition of consonant sounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition of consonant sounds. 7. A timeworn expression that through overuse has lost its power to evoke concrete images A) Narration. B) Process analysis. C) Cliche. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cliche. 8. The central conflict between Elizabeth and John Proctor over the dinner table in Act II is characterized by: A) A clear, rational debate over his continued attraction to Abigail. B) Evasive diction and charged silence, reflecting a lack of trust and emotional repression. C) A powerful appeal to Pathos on both sides to justify their actions. D) The successful use of Syllogism to reach a moral conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evasive diction and charged silence, reflecting a lack of trust and emotional repression. 9. What is antimetabole? A) Repetition of words in reverse order. B) Repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences. C) The use of words common to an earlier time period; antiquated language. D) A compact paradox in which two successive words seemingly contradict each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition of words in reverse order. 10. Enervate A) Strengthen. B) Weaken. C) Protect. D) Defend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weaken. 11. Which type of fallacious reasoning is most heavily employed by Deputy Governor Danforth to defend his past and future execution decisions? A) Ad Hominem (attacking the person). B) Slippery Slope (claiming one step inevitably leads to disaster). C) Appeal to Tradition and Consistency (justifying an action because it has been done before). D) Appeal to Ignorance (a claim must be true because it hasn't been proven false). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slippery Slope (claiming one step inevitably leads to disaster). 12. Claims involving opinions, attitudes, and subjective evaluation A) Claim of value. B) Claim of policy. C) Claim of definition. D) Grounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claim of value. 13. Choose the sentence that uses the vocabulary word correctly.23. Factious A) The factious committee split into two angry groups. B) The factious chair was carved from oak. C) He factioused the dog's leash. D) The factious dinner tasted delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The factious committee split into two angry groups. 14. Showing off A) Ostentatious. B) Displaying. C) Oblivious. D) Obscure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ostentatious. 15. For the synthesis essay, you must cite at least three sources. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Which of the following pairs is an example of onomatopoeia? A) Gurgle and babble. B) Flow and flower. C) Serve and protect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gurgle and babble. 17. What type of figurative device is the following line? His tears fell like raindrops in a storm. A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 18. Proliferate A) To decrease in numbers; to vanish slowly. B) To increase rapidly in numbers; to spread or multiply quickly, often used in the context of ideas or information. C) To remain constant without any change. D) To confuse or mislead intentionally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To increase rapidly in numbers; to spread or multiply quickly, often used in the context of ideas or information. 19. Your thesis statement must include the points you'll discuss. At least how many should you have in your essay? A) Three. B) One. C) Four. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three. 20. True or False:For the synthesis essay, you must cite at least three sources. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. In the context of AP Language and Composition, what is the primary purpose of rhetorical analysis? A) To summarize the content of a text. B) To evaluate the effectiveness of an argument. C) To identify grammatical errors. D) To provide a personal opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To evaluate the effectiveness of an argument. 22. What is an anaphora in the context of rhetorical strategies? A) A method of development that explains how something works. B) A syntactical device to compel the audience to pause and reflect. C) Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more successive phrases, clauses or sentences. D) The strategic and intentional decisions a writer makes to achieve specific effects. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more successive phrases, clauses or sentences. 23. Bolster A) To intimidate; to discourage. B) To support; to prop up. C) Safe from harm; protected. D) Concerned with art or beauty; made in an artistic way. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To support; to prop up. 24. Choose the correct group of synonyms for "propitious" : A) Unlucky, unfavorable, unfortunate. B) Questionable, uncertain, doubtful. C) Neutral, insignificant, unimportant. D) Favorable, auspicious, promising. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Favorable, auspicious, promising. 25. Which quote support the claim that we should stop using screens for a week? A) "Screens cause students to be distracted and they cannot learn as well.". B) "Screens allow students to find information quickly and efficiently.". C) "Technology has become more advanced in the past ten years.". D) "Screens on cell phones have become larger in the past few years.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Screens cause students to be distracted and they cannot learn as well.". ← 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