This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap Language And Composition – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap Language And Composition Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the meaning of "pathos" in the context of rhetorical strategies? A) An appeal to logic and reasoning. B) An emotional appeal to move an audience toward a specific action or belief. C) The specific word choices writers make to convey their ideas. D) The time, place, and occasion that a text was created. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An emotional appeal to move an audience toward a specific action or belief. 2. Which group of words are synonymous with "sardonic" ? A) Genuine, sincere, heartfelt. B) Cutting, scornful, satirical. C) Kind, uplifting, supportive. D) Reserved, quiet, understated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cutting, scornful, satirical. 3. "If only I hadn't gone to the market that day, if only I hadn't dropped my bag, if only we hadn't met." A) Anaphora. B) Alliteration. C) Begging the question. D) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 4. Which device is used in the phrase 'The wind whispered through the trees'? A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Alliteration. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 5. What is meant by 'style' in writing? A) The original noun that is replaced by a pronoun. B) The specific selection and arrangement of sentences within a text. C) The cumulative effect of a writer's choices, including diction, syntax, tone, and other elements. D) A grammatical structure that indicates balance between ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cumulative effect of a writer's choices, including diction, syntax, tone, and other elements. 6. Giles Corey's final words, 'More weight, ' before being pressed to death, function as a rhetorical statement that emphasizes his: A) Desire for revenge against Thomas Putnam. B) Unwavering physical strength and defiance of the court's Ethos. C) Emotional plea (Pathos) for his own life to end quickly. D) An acknowledgment of his guilt (Logos). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unwavering physical strength and defiance of the court's Ethos. 7. Tending toward one direction A) Inclined. B) Uniform. C) Superficial. D) Aesthetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inclined. 8. Which of the following appeals to emotion? A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 9. To speak out against; to condemn A) Denounce. B) Revere. C) Ostentatious. D) Ambiguous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denounce. 10. Ostentatious A) To weaken; to wear the foundation of. B) Passionate. C) Not moving. D) Showing off. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Showing off. 11. Which of the following lines is an example of Hyperbole used to create Pathos? A) 'I have seen marvels in this court. I have seen them all in court.'. B) 'I have given you my soul; leave me my name!'. C) 'A man may think God sleeps, but God sees everything.'. D) 'The pure in heart need no lawyers.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'I have seen marvels in this court. I have seen them all in court.'. 12. A satiric portrait or representation (satiric-humorous yet witty) A) Expository. B) Caricature. C) Daunt. D) Uniform. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caricature. 13. A figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes A) Anadiplosis. B) Oxymoron. C) Personification. D) Humanitarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 14. Which figurative device is being used in this line? The salmon we caught was bigger than the boat! A) Idiom. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 15. What is the author's main argument in the passage? A) Chinatown is losing its cultural identity. B) Chinatown is a symbol of cultural resilience. C) Chinatown should be modernized. D) Chinatown has become a commercialized area. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chinatown is a symbol of cultural resilience. 16. Enmity A) The state of being friendly and supportive towards someone. B) The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something; deep-seated hatred. C) A feeling of indifference or lack of interest. D) A temporary disagreement or misunderstanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something; deep-seated hatred. 17. Daniel received a performance review from his manager that was filled with strong disapproval and blame for his recent mistakes. What word best describes the tone of the manager's review? A) Condemnatory. B) Dejected. C) Amiable. D) Facetious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Condemnatory. 18. The person for whom a writer writes, or composer composes. A) Speaker. B) Poet. C) Audience. D) Persona. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Audience. 19. Emma witnesses a classmate fall and hurt themselves, but she laughs and walks away without offering any help or concern. What word best describes Emma's tone in this situation? A) Droll. B) Callous. C) Amiable. D) Conventional. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Callous. 20. Cursory A) To support; to prop up. B) Hasty, not thorough. C) Explanatory. D) Uproar; brawl. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hasty, not thorough. 21. Which rhetorical device involves exaggeration for emphasis or effect? A) Understatement. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 22. Your thesis statement should be structured like an argumentative thesis. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. What is the purpose of a 'call to action' in a persuasive text? A) To provide a summary of the argument. B) To acknowledge the limitations of one's argument. C) To ask the audience to take action or change their thinking. D) To present a counterargument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To ask the audience to take action or change their thinking. 24. Unaware; unconscious A) Obscure. B) Oblivious. C) Discern. D) Apathy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oblivious. 25. What categories do the writing rubrics assess? A) 1.Thesis2.Evidence & Commentary3. Sophistication. B) 1. Thesis2. Counter-argument3. Sophistication. C) 1. Organization2. Evidence & Commentary3. Sophistication. D) 1. Sophistication2. Transitions3. Thesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1.Thesis2.Evidence & Commentary3. 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