This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap Language Vocabulary – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap Language Vocabulary Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A riddle or a mystery; a puzzling person A) Enigma. B) Maverick. C) Aesthetic. D) Belligerent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enigma. 2. When something (object, animal, event, person, place, etc.) in a story represents itself but also stands for a bigger idea A) Symbolism. B) Simile. C) Euphemism. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 3. Jumbo shrimp A) Paradox. B) Irony. C) Oxymoron. D) Litotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxymoron. 4. When an object, animal, or idea is given human attributes/ characteristics A) Personification. B) Allegory. C) Symbolism. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 5. Peter has a (an) ..... air about him; when he speaks to his colleagues, it's as if he addresses them from up on a big, high horse. A) Swaggering. B) Braggart. C) Narcissism. D) Disdainful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disdainful. 6. When two words, phrases, images, ideas are placed close together or side by side for comparison or contrast A) Oxymoron. B) Parallelism. C) Metonymy. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Juxtaposition. 7. I'm on a heavy diet until my wedding day. A) PARADOX. B) OXYMORON. C) METONYMY. D) ANTITHESIS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) OXYMORON. 8. At times, the grayness of the place was consumed by its own ..... noise, of bars clanging, of inmates being led through the corridors, of guards yelling out orders ..... Benjamin Weiser A) Eccentric. B) Riveting. C) Monotonous. D) Interesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monotonous. 9. We must wait to hear from the crown until we make any further decisions. A) Alliteration. B) Chiasmus. C) Metonymy. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metonymy. 10. What is the antonym of "loquacious" ? A) Talkative. B) Silent. C) Verbose. D) Chatty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silent. 11. The arrangement of a work of literature A) Organization. B) Oxymoron. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organization. 12. Joe eats too quickly. A) Mood. B) Imperative mood. C) Indicative mood. D) Subjective mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indicative mood. 13. A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect A) Hyperbole. B) Mood. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 14. Keeping oneself in the background; humility A) Digression. B) Exploit. C) Self-effacing. D) Irreverent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self-effacing. 15. Hint, insinuation A) Innuendo. B) Wry. C) Feign. D) Query. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Innuendo. 16. The main idea comes first, followed by an independent grammatical unit such as a phrase or clause A) Mood. B) Narrative. C) Loose sentence. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loose sentence. 17. Which example best describes a situation in which someone is being brusque? A) A business man running to work. B) A rushed waitress refusing to chat. C) A student needing help in tutoring. D) A runner that just won a race. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A rushed waitress refusing to chat. 18. To prevent, especially by threatening A) Deter. B) Complacent. C) Contempt. D) Vital. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deter. 19. What is the definition of the word "nullify" ? A) To make of no use. B) To support or prop up. C) To express one's deep grief. D) To cover completely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make of no use. 20. To delete objectionable material A) Censor. B) Biased. C) Disdain. D) Subtle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Censor. 21. Choose the correct synonym for "obfuscate" . A) Clarify. B) Confuse. C) Illuminate. D) Simplify. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Confuse. 22. What is the term for a word that is directly opposite in meaning to another word? A) Antonym. B) Synonym. C) Homonym. D) Acronym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antonym. 23. To prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false A) Refute. B) Approve. C) Endorse. D) Support. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refute. 24. Mr. Simpson asked us to write an ..... for our paper. A) Ephemeral. B) Pedantic. C) Elegaic. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antithesis. 25. Deeply emotional A) Adroit. B) Poignant. C) Adulation. D) Lament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poignant. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAp Language Vocabulary Quiz 1Ap Language Vocabulary Quiz 2Ap Language Vocabulary Quiz 3Ap Language Vocabulary Quiz 5Ap Language Vocabulary Quiz 6Ap Language Vocabulary Quiz 7Ap Language Vocabulary Quiz 8Ap English Language QuizAp Language And Composition QuizAp Language Synthesis QuizAp Language Terms Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books