AP Lang Pre-Assessment

According to the passage, what is the highest aim in education?

• To obtain specific results

• To acquire endless solutions

• To obtain powers and means

• To perfect specific acquirements

What does the passage suggest is the role of the most effective educator?

• To produce specific results

• To perfect specific acquirements

• To produce a mental condition that makes acquirements easy

• To announce particular discoveries

How does the passage describe the influence of a dynamic writer?

• By teaching men how to use sword and musket

• By enriching the stock of data

• By inspiring souls with courage and sending a strong will into their muscles

• By announcing particular discoveries

What does the passage imply about the most effective writer?

• He convinces men of a particular conclusion

• He announces a particular discovery

• He rouses in others the activities that must issue in discovery

• He enriches the stock of data

What metaphor does the passage use to describe the effect of the most effective writer on the reader?

• A walk up to an alpine summit

• A journey through a dense forest

• A dive into the deep ocean

• A flight over a vast desert

What is the main idea conveyed about Thomas Carlyle's influence on English literature?

• Carlyle's influence is minimal and largely forgotten.

• Carlyle's influence is significant and has shaped many aspects of English literature.

• Carlyle's influence is only recognized by a few scholars.

• Carlyle's influence is limited to his own time period.

According to the text, how is Carlyle's influence best seen?

• Through the popularity of his books.

• Through the agreement of his opinions with others.

• Through the lasting impact of his ideas on English literature.

• Through the number of books he wrote.

What does the author suggest about the future reading of Carlyle's books?

• They will be forgotten and not read.

• They will continue to be read and influential.

• They will be read only by a niche audience.

• They will be banned and destroyed.

What is the significance of Carlyle's book "Sartor Resartus" according to the text?

• It was a minor work with little impact.

• It marked an epoch in the history of minds.

• It was controversial and widely criticized.

• It was his least known work.

How does the author describe Carlyle's manner of expressing ideas?

• He expresses ideas in a dull and uninteresting way.

• He expresses ideas in a way that is opposite to what people think but does so finely and with heart.

• He expresses ideas in a confusing and unclear manner.

• He expresses ideas in a way that is agreeable to everyone.