Prompt questions for ap exam 5.8.24

What is the color of a banana?

• yellow

• red

• blue

• purple

What is Gandhi trying to make known to the

reader with his opening statement?

• his argument for the passage as a whole defending himself for his nonviolent protests

• his argument for the whole passage trying to shame people who protest violently

• to simply make the reader know that he is nonviolent before he goes into WHAT he is protesting

• he wants to warn the reader of what he is about to tell about the results of his nonviolent protests

What are the two contradicting tones of the passage?

• calm, yet firm

• hopeless, yet determined

• discouraged, yet angry (with the British)

• happy, yet dissatisfied

Why does Gandhi CLOSE his piece with saying the letter is "not meant as a threat"?

• A.he wants to reinforce the theme of his passage and its nonviolence

• B.he wants to make sure he does not upset anyone by intentionally deceiving them into thinking he is threatening them

• C.he wants to leave the reader with fresh memories of the passage and it's endorsement of nonviolent protests

• D.a mix of B and C

Why does FDR reference the things we are meant to fear

as children in the opening paragraph of his passage?

• A.He is using this as a contrast to his argument by naming a bad side of fear

• B.He is using pathos by attempting to make the audience feel sympathy for poor children and their fear

• C.he wants the reader to be able to relate and then therefore understand his argument more clearly

• A and C

Which of the following would FDR the author most likely agree with?

• Instead of telling children that knives can kill them, we should simply tell them what they are used for, not the harm they can do

• If we want our children to stay safe and inside at night, we should tell them monsters and lurking outside

• if we want people to vote for a certain candidate for office, we should tell them the crimes their opponent has committed

• fear makes children and adults and everyone lazy

does the author appear to believe that fear is real?

• yes, but he does not believe it is effective

• yes, and he believes it motivates, but never accomplishes what we intend for it to

• no, he believes fear is something humans have made up to humiliate each other

• no, he believes it is simply motivation and determination in disguise