This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap Language Terms – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap Language Terms Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Type of argument where the line of reasoning from premise to conclusion is valid and true A) Sound. B) Inductive. C) Unstated premise. D) Alter ego. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sound. 2. When you say something and mean something different or the opposite of what you said. A) Dramatic irony. B) Situational irony. C) Verbal irony. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verbal irony. 3. An Aristotelian appeal to logic or facts. A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Inductive reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 4. A short story to illustrate a point or claim. A) Alliteration. B) Allusion. C) Anecdote. D) Concession. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anecdote. 5. A personal experience is called A) Rhetoric. B) Anecdote. C) Allusion. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anecdote. 6. Opposite of modesty A) Humility. B) Bragging. C) Silence. D) Originality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bragging. 7. Providing reasons for a conclusion based on the evidence given in the text. A) Evidence. B) Figurative language. C) Occasion. D) Inductive reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inductive reasoning. 8. The opposite of cynicism A) Gullibility. B) Happiness. C) Dissatisfaction. D) Rejection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gullibility. 9. The art of effective communication A) Rhetoric. B) Rhetorical question. C) Syntax. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetoric. 10. What is Aphorism? A) A lengthy anecdote meant to entertain. B) A short statement expressing a general truth or principle. C) A deliberate understatement for effect. D) A comparison using 'like' or 'as'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A short statement expressing a general truth or principle. 11. What type of rhetorical device is used in:. "What point in the anti-slavery creed would you have me argue? On what branch of the subject do the people of this country need light?" A) Rhetorical question. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical question. 12. Example: "That joke is so old; it was written on stone tablets." A) Hyperbole. B) Litotes. C) Assonance. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 13. What is Anthropomorphism? A) A realistic portrayal of human-like characteristics in animals or objects. B) An exaggerated statement for dramatic effect. C) A humorous error in speech or writing. D) The use of informal or regional language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A realistic portrayal of human-like characteristics in animals or objects. 14. A regular pattern to the syllables of poetry A) Sonnet. B) Meter. C) Pun. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meter. 15. Define "Comic Relief" A) Humorous scene is inserted into a serious story. B) A brief and relevant episode. C) The literal, explicit meaning of a word. D) Art or literature characterized by a realistic view of the people and the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humorous scene is inserted into a serious story. 16. Example: "Patience you must have, young Padawan." (Yoda's dialogue) A) Euphemism. B) Anastrophe. C) Colloquialism. D) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anastrophe. 17. Persuading by appealing to the reader's emotions A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 18. Word or words that create a picture in the reader's mind. Usually involves the 5 senses. A) Imagery. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 19. Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence; A summary of content of a book, article, or formal speech. A) Abstract. B) Allusion. C) Ambiguity. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abstract. 20. A situation once started will have the most extreme possible outcome A) Non sequitur. B) Sonnet. C) Slippery slope. D) Gothic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slippery slope. 21. Usually the last sentence of the introduction A) Attention getter. B) Thesis. C) Evidence. D) Transition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thesis. 22. What is the purpose of AP Language? A) To earn a college credit. B) To prepare for college writing. C) To stress out students. D) To get an easy A and raise your GPA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To prepare for college writing. 23. What rhetorical device is used in: "We will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together" A) Simile. B) Parallelism. C) Hyperbole. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parallelism. 24. Example: "We must all hang together, or we will surely hang separately." A) Simile. B) Aphorism. C) Metonymy. D) Chiasmus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aphorism. 25. The order in which ideas are presented. A) Organization. B) Style. C) Purpose. D) Intention. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organization. Next →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAp Language Terms Quiz 2Ap Language Terms Quiz 3Ap Language Terms Quiz 4Ap Language Terms Quiz 5Ap Language Terms Quiz 6Ap Language Terms Quiz 7Ap English Language QuizAp Language And Composition QuizAp Language Synthesis QuizAp Language Vocabulary Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books