AP MC Review #1

The writer wants to add commentary after sentence 10 that further explains the significance of the evidence presented in the sentence in relation to the paragraph’s line of reasoning. Which of the following sentences, if inserted after sentence 10, best accomplishes this goal?

• In fact, the women of ancient Athens were neither allowed to own property nor to enjoy the full rights of citizenship.

• No activity typically associated with women would have taxed the body to the extent evidenced by the skeleton.

• The type of skeletal models used by the archaeologists at Eleutherna are able to mimic human body movements.

• Women in ancient Greece are also closely associated with religious practices, especially ritual care of the dead.

• Archaeologists must also contend with the fact that no firsthand written documents are known to exist from the Greek Dark Ages.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The writer is considering deleting sentence 8 (reproduced below).

• Keep it, because it establishes a cause-effect relationship that is elaborated on in the sentences that follow.

• Keep it, because it defines a term that helps the audience contextualize the passage’s main claim.

• Delete it, because the word “anomaly” is not consistent with the information provided in the preceding sentence.

• Delete it, because it conflicts with the tone that the writer has established throughout the passage.

• Delete it, because it contradicts the claims that are made in the passage’s final paragraph.

Which of the following versions of the underlined portion of sentence 7 (reproduced below) best maintains the writer’s predominant tone throughout the passage?

• (as it is now)

• clued in on a weird thing

• noticed a fascinating detail

• saw something really out-there

• laid their eyes on an enthralling phenomenon

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The writer wants sentence 17 (reproduced below) to summarize key aspects of the passage’s argument.

• (as it is now)

• excited by how this finding reinforces the other surprising discoveries at Eleutherna

• aware of the various kinds of information our bodies contain about us

• inspired by a contemporary craftswoman to rethink their preconceived ideas about women’s labor in the ancient world

• adding to our knowledge of a period of Greek history known as the Iron Age due to the importance of iron working during this time

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following types of evidence, if added to the third paragraph (sentences 11-13), would most effectively support the conclusion reached by the researchers?

• Anecdotal evidence about how the researchers were able to establish cordial relationships with people living near Eleutherna

• Personal observations by the researchers regarding how they were able to convince the female ceramicist to model for them

• Expert opinion regarding the quality of the most important collections of large vases from ancient Greece

• Statistics showing how many pottery makers live in the vicinity of Eleutherna and how many of them are women

• Details about the mechanics of pottery making to show exactly how the craft would have caused the worn cartilage in the Eleutherna skeleton

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The writer wants to improve the coherence of the first paragraph by adding a transitional sentence between sentences 2 and 3. Which of the following choices most effectively accomplishes this goal?

• The European continent has a rich archaeological history.

• With sufficient funding from universities or governments, many archaeologists and their students get to travel to sites around the world.

• Actually, human prehistory— the long stretch of time before written records were kept—is also very important to the discipline.

• Nonetheless, skeletal remains figure prominently among the artifacts archaeologists study.

• However, insights from the present inform the discipline in many ways.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following versions of the underlined portion of sentence 13 (reproduced below) best maintains the credibility of both the writer and the finding being discussed for an audience of scientists?

• (as it is now)

• sneaking suspicion

• random notion

• hypothesis

• hunch

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The writer is considering adding a direct quotation from a source to the final paragraph. Which of the following sentences, if added to the paragraph, would most effectively support an important element of the writer’s thesis?

• Forensic anthropologist Anagnostis Agelarakis describes the finding at Eleutherna with great enthusiasm: “It signifies that women . . . held craft specialization roles in antiquity, which I think is very important.”

• As forensic anthropologist Anagnostis Agelarakis notes, most people don’t realize that “bone is a live organ.”

• Forensic anthropologist Anagnostis Agelarakis concedes that the finding represents only “a tiny bit in a bigger puzzle.”

• Journalist Cara Giaimo explains that the techniques the researchers used to study the skeletal remains were also “used to figure out how gladiators fought in ancient Ephesus.”

• Smithsonian writer Meilan Solly explains that “archaeologists previously unearthed the graves of four priestesses in the same Orthi Petra site [at Eleutherna]” where the skeleton was found.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9