This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap Language And Composition – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap Language And Composition Quiz 19 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When he heard the scream, claws of fear tore at his scalp. A) Literal language. B) Figurative language. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Figurative language. 2. What is the primary purpose of the passage? A) To entertain the reader with anecdotes. B) To inform the reader about the historical significance of Chinatown. C) To argue against the modernization of Chinatown. D) To describe the cultural diversity of Chinatown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To inform the reader about the historical significance of Chinatown. 3. Giving an object human traits or characteristics, often to create imagery:The daisies danced in the breeze. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 4. What is an allusion in writing? A) A brief reference to a well-known person, place, event, text, or idea. B) Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis. C) Using the same grammatical pattern in a series of related words. D) A distinct form of language spoken by a particular group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A brief reference to a well-known person, place, event, text, or idea. 5. Superfluous information is: A) Relevant and essential. B) Unnecessary and excessive. C) Concise and to the point. D) Mysterious and hard to understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unnecessary and excessive. 6. Harper is writing a speech for a formal event and wants the tone to follow accepted standards and traditional practices. Which word best describes the tone Harper should use? A) Belligerent. B) Conventional. C) Flippant. D) Audacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conventional. 7. This relates to the three classical appeals of ethos, logos, and pathos A) Parallelism. B) Rhetorical triangle. C) Hypophora. D) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical triangle. 8. What is the purpose of claims? A) Support the argument. B) Restate the argument. C) Share facts with the reader. D) Share the authors point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Support the argument. 9. Use of the word like or as to create a comparison between two things: "My love is like a red, red rose that's newly sprung in June" (Robert Burns). A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 10. In the context of AP Language and Composition, what is the primary purpose of a rhetorical analysis essay? A) To summarize the content of a text. B) To argue a personal opinion. C) To analyze how an author constructs an argument. D) To compare two different texts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To analyze how an author constructs an argument. 11. Now I'm stranded in the center / of a living submarine. A) An idiom. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 12. What is the purpose of transitions in a text? A) To provide a sequence of reasons for the argument. B) To take a side on the subject of an argument. C) To change the writer's perspective. D) To illustrate relationships among ideas and contribute to coherence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To illustrate relationships among ideas and contribute to coherence. 13. The synthesis prompt has only one answer:it is not open to interpretation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Which rhetorical appeal is Parris primarily using when he exclaims to Abigail, 'Your name in the town-it is entirely white, is it not?' A) Logos, by appealing to the facts of her behavior. B) Ethos, by questioning the moral standing and credibility of her reputation. C) Pathos, by trying to evoke pity and sympathy for her situation. D) Kairos, by seizing a moment of intense emotional vulnerability. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos, by questioning the moral standing and credibility of her reputation. 15. How can learning about placeholder words help with writing synthesis essays? A) Learning about it defeats the purpose as it can cause students to only remember placeholder words. B) Writers will be able to identify the placeholder words, and instead use more specific word choice and vivid adjectives. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writers will be able to identify the placeholder words, and instead use more specific word choice and vivid adjectives. 16. What is an argument in the context of the AP Language course? A) A disagreement between two parties. B) A claim justified through a unified line of reasoning that is supported with evidence. C) A writer's defensible position that includes a unifying idea and perspective about the subject. D) A response by a writer to an opposing claim or argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A claim justified through a unified line of reasoning that is supported with evidence. 17. "The comedian is seriously funny." is an example of- A) A cliche. B) An oxymoron. C) A metaphor. D) An idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An oxymoron. 18. Astute is best described as: A) Gullible and naive. B) Quick-witted and insightful. C) Clumsy and unobservant. D) Carefree and indifferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quick-witted and insightful. 19. During a team meeting, Aria gave feedback to a colleague in a tone that was sharply critical, biting, and corrosively sarcastic. What is this kind of tone called? A) Caustic. B) Amiable. C) Admonitory. D) Droll. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caustic. 20. Which of the following choices are hooks used in an essay? A) Sentence, Viewpoint. B) Thesis, Hook. C) Question, Quote. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Question, Quote. 21. What is a litotes? A) An exaggerated statement. B) A metaphorical expression. C) An ironical understatement. D) A direct statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An ironical understatement. 22. What does the author imply about the relationship between cultural heritage and economic development? A) Cultural heritage is often sacrificed for economic development. B) Economic development can enhance cultural heritage. C) The two are unrelated and should be treated separately. D) Cultural heritage can hinder economic progress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural heritage is often sacrificed for economic development. 23. What is archaic diction? A) A sentence in which the main independent clause is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases (main clause is at the beginning). B) A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared, does not use like or as. 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: C) The use of words common to an earlier time period; antiquated language. 24. The sense expressed by the tone of voice or the mood of a piece of writing; the author's feelings toward his or her subject, characters, events, or theme. It might even be his or her feelings for the reader A) Allegory. B) Attitude. C) Allusion. D) Asyndeton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attitude. 25. Safe from harm; protected A) Pessimism. B) Reprove. C) Immune. D) Daunt. 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