AP Lang MC Practice Week 7

The purpose of the passage is to

• condemn the squalor of Florence

• entice visitors to Florence

• praise the Grand Duke

• present the dichotomy existing in Florence

• reveal the author's worldlines

The primary rhetorical strategy used by the author is...

• narration

• description

• analysis

• process

• argument

In developing his purpose, the author uses all of the following rhetorical devices except:

• spatial organization

• metaphor and simile

• comparison and contrast

• imagery

• chronological order

Which of the following lines contains an example of a paradox?

• line 17

• lines 18-19

• lines 4-5

• lines 26-27

• line 29

The most probable function of the selected detail which focuses on the murder of the young girl by the old man (20-22) is...

• to emphasize the brutality of the citizens

• to establish a tone of pathos

• to criticize the city's government

• to warn visitors about the dangers of the city

• to emphasize the contrasts evident in the city

The abrupt shift caused by a lack of transition between paragraphs 1 and 2 serves to do all of the following except:

• reemphasize the unexpected nature of murder

• reinforce the idea that there is no connection between the two paragraphs

• reinforce the element of contrast

• reinforce the author's style

• immediately whisk the reader into a place of safety away from the murder scene

What can be informed from the following details taken from the small passage:

- "small distrustful windows" (4)

-"walls of great thickness" (5)

-"enormous overhanging battlements" (8)

-"secret passage" (29)

• Florence was not architecturally sound.

• Florence was designed to protect its artwork.

• Florence had experienced both warfare and intrigue.

• Florence was unsuited for habitation.

• Florence was preparing for war.

Lines 11-22 contain examples of which of the following rhetorical device?

• antithetical images

• anecdotal evidence

• parallel structure

• denotation

• inversion

If one were building a house of horrors, which of the following would be best suitable as a model or inspiration?

• Piazza of the Grand Duke (6-7)

• Fountain of Neptune (7)

• Palazzo Vecchio (8)

• Ponte Vecchio (23)

• Gallery of the Grand Duke 928)

Which of the following terms has most probably undergone a shift in meaning from Dicken's time to its current usage?

• "stately" (12)

• "squalid" (18)

• "enchanting" (24)

• "jealous" (29)

• "obstacle" (30)