This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap Language And Composition – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap Language And Composition Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When John Proctor tears up his signed confession, he is primarily making an argument based on: A) Pragmatism:Confessing is practically useless if he is to be hanged anyway. B) Ethical Principle:His good name and integrity are worth more than his life. C) Syllogistic Logic:All confessions are lies, and therefore his confession is a lie. D) Historical Precedent:No man of honor in history has ever allowed his confession to be posted publicly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethical Principle:His good name and integrity are worth more than his life. 2. The recurrence of initial consonant sounds-rubber baby buggy bumpers A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Synecdoche. D) Litotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 3. Which of the following best describes the exigence of the passage? A) The author's nostalgia for Chinatown. B) The declining population in Chinatown. C) The need to preserve cultural heritage. D) The financial benefits of Chinatown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The need to preserve cultural heritage. 4. Constant; without variety A) Uniform. B) Expository. C) Daunt. D) Lucid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uniform. 5. Which of the following is NOT an effective test-taking strategy? A) Using context. B) Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. C) Substitution. D) Anticipation. E) Educated Guess. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. 6. Luna told a story at the party that everyone found amusingly odd and wryly humorous. Which word best describes the tone of Luna's story? A) Coarse. B) Belligerent. C) Droll. D) Insolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Droll. 7. Pernicious A) Beneficial and helpful. B) Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. C) Easily understood and clear. D) Promoting health and well-being. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. 8. ..... establishes that a speaker is credible and trustworthy to speak on the given topic A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) Persona. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 9. The tone of the stage direction 'He is forced to lay hands on her' (referring to Proctor and Mary Warren) suggests: A) Proctor's gentle, guiding mentorship of Mary Warren. B) The mutual understanding and respect between them. C) Proctor's despair, the conflict of wills, and the necessity of coercion. D) A calm, logical step in the due process of the law. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proctor's despair, the conflict of wills, and the necessity of coercion. 10. :Writing that urges readers to action or promote a change A) Idiom. B) Call to action. C) Tone. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Call to action. 11. Quarrelsome A) Contentious. B) Ostentatious. C) Argumentative. D) Confrontational. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contentious. 12. How much is the Free Response section worth? A) 55%. B) 45%. C) More %. D) Ugh 22/7. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 55%. 13. When Cheever finds the poppet with the needle in Elizabeth's house, he argues it is proof of witchcraft. This argument relies on which flawed logic? A) The logical fallacy of Ad Populum (Bandwagon). B) The logical fallacy of Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc (False Cause). C) A strong appeal to Logos based on forensic evidence. D) The rhetorical strategy of Innuendo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The logical fallacy of Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc (False Cause). 14. What is repetitive diction used for? A) Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis. B) Emphasizing an idea, creating rhythm, or unifying a theme. C) A brief reference to a well-known person, place, or event. D) An appeal to credibility or character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emphasizing an idea, creating rhythm, or unifying a theme. 15. Oblivious A) Without bias (as opposed to subjective). B) Unaware; unconscious. C) Showing off. D) Honest; frank. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unaware; unconscious. 16. The appeal of Pathos uses- A) Emotion to persuade. B) Logic to persuade. C) Is established by both who you are and what you say. D) The context of the speech to persuade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotion to persuade. 17. When Hathorne asks Mary Warren to faint on command, the court is unwittingly asking her to produce a rhetorical performance based on: A) A deliberate act of Logos (rational evidence). B) A demonstration of her true, spiritual Ethos. C) A spontaneous, unscripted appeal to Pathos. D) The use of an Equivocation as a defense strategy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A spontaneous, unscripted appeal to Pathos. 18. (from Beowulf translated by Seamus Heaney)I never heard before of a ship so well furbishedwith battle tackle ..... no wise man in hall or weathered veteran ..... asleep from their feasting ..... they wept to heaven ..... A) Alliteration. B) Assonance. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assonance. 19. Words that show sound:Snap! Crackle! Pop! A) Alliteration. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Rhyme. D) Repeition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 20. Which of the following best describes the context in which the passage was written? A) During a period of economic downturn. B) Amidst debates on urban renewal and cultural preservation. C) Following a significant cultural event in Chinatown. D) In response to a demographic study. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amidst debates on urban renewal and cultural preservation. 21. Which statement best captures the overall tone of the passage? A) Optimistic about the future. B) Melancholic about the past. C) Critical of current policies. D) Appreciative of cultural heritage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appreciative of cultural heritage. 22. The constant use of formal titles ('Mr. Proctor, ' 'Judge Danforth, ' 'Reverend Parris') by all characters in the courtroom setting emphasizes the rhetorical function of: A) The breakdown of social order. B) The strict hierarchy and importance of Ethos in the theocracy. C) The widespread use of the Syllogism as a logical proof. D) An emotional appeal (Pathos) through emotional formality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The strict hierarchy and importance of Ethos in the theocracy. 23. What is asyndeton? A) A construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions. B) A sentence that requests or commands. C) The reversal of the normal word order in a sentence or phrase. D) A compact paradox in which two successive words seemingly contradict each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions. 24. The character that the speaker portrays A) Definition. B) Description. C) Persona. D) Straw man. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persona. 25. Before choosing a position or side, you should A) Develop a thesis. B) Write the introduction. C) Consider both sides. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consider both sides. ← 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