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English 12 PreTest EOC

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

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1.

One of the central concerns of rhetoric is to project an impression to the reader that you are an authority on the subject of the paper, as well as someone who is likable and worthy of respect. This is an example of

a)

ethos

b)

pathos

c)

logos

d)

mythos

2.

The most common way of conveying this appeal is through narrative or story, which can turn the abstractions of logic into something palpable and present. The values, beliefs, and understandings of the writer are implicit in the story and conveyed imaginatively to the reader.

a)

ethos

b)

pathos

c)

logos

d)

mythos

3.

Aristotle’s belief that good speakers need to use logical and sound evidence is captured by his concept:

a)

ethos

b)

pathos

c)

logos

d)

mythos

4.

What is the epilogue?

a)

a separate introductory section of a literary or musical work

b)

the aside given by a character in a drama

c)

section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened

d)

the author's intentions

5.

Using a polite word for another word that is considered to be more socially crude is an example of using what?

a)

aphorism

b)

euphemism

c)

epithet

d)

idiom

6.

“The Almighty’s Enemy” is an example of a

a)

epic

b)

caesura

c)

allusion

d)

kenning

7.

Fix the underlined portion of the sentence:


Herds of mammoths and other large mammals migrated across the Bering Land Bridge in search of food, followed by traditional nomadic groups of Stone Age hunters.

a)

traditionally nomadically

b)

traditionally nomadic

c)

nomadically traditional

d)

best left as it is

8.

The sentence "she transformed her garden into the Garden of Eden" is an example of which rhetorical device?

a)

allusion

b)

amplification

c)

metaphor

d)

anaphora

9.

If one were to analyze John F. Kennedy’s famous Inaugural speech based solely on the events occurring immediately prior to and during the his presidency, including the Cold War, race relations, and the 1960's culture, it would be considered writing about the ___________________ of the moment

a)

constraint

b)

mirror effect

c)

exigence

d)

rhetoric

10.

The book, The Alchemist, would be considered a

a)

fable

b)

epic

c)

bildungsroman

d)

journey of self-torture

11.

When an advertisement draws in the target audience by helping them identify with the ad’s problematic situation or story it is called

a)

window effect

b)

pathos

c)

ethos

d)

mirror effect

12.

Read the following sentence and then answer the question.


I should apologize for the snide e-mail I wrote you last week, although I must admit that I am still angry with you.


The sentence contains an issue with:

a)

a comma splice

b)

a misplaced modifier

c)

a colon omission

d)

a dangling participle

13.

The rhetorical triangle includes

a)

audience, exigence, and angle of vision

b)

ethos, pathos, logos

c)

audience, context, kairos

d)

audience, writer, angle of vision

14.

Which parenthetical information should fill the blank in the sentence below?


The research of Willie Townsend suggests that flexibility with language improves critical thinking skills _____________.

a)

(p. 333)

b)

(Townsend 333)

c)

(333)

d)

None of the these

15.

Which of the following is the proper way to format a Works Cited Internet entry for an online scholarly e-journal?

a)

American Indian Quarterly-- “Reclaiming Land and Spirit in the Western Apache Homeland.” (2001): 5-14. Web. 10 Dec. 2001. Welch, John R., and Ramon Riley.

b)

Welch, John R., and Ramon Riley. “Reclaiming Land and Spirit in the Western Apache Homeland.” American Indian Quarterly 25.4 (2001): 5-14. Web. 10 Dec. 2001.

c)

Welch, John R. and Ramon Riley. “Reclaiming Land and Spirit in the Western Apache Homeland.American Indian Quarterly 25.4 (2001): 5-14. Web. 10 Dec. 2001. <http:www.quarterly.com.>.

d)

Reclaiming Land and Spirit in the Western Apache Homeland. Welch, John R., and Ramon Riley. “American Indian Quarterly” 25.4 (2001): 5-14. Web. 10 Dec. 2001. <http:www.quarterly.com.>.

16.

Luke Skywalker, Grendel, and Cinderella are all examples of

a)

action heroes

b)

fantastical characters

c)

archetypes

d)

mythical figures

17.

________________ refers to an attempt to transform the established social order and its structures of power, authority, and hierarchy.

a)

synecdoche

b)

Marxism

c)

euphemism

d)

subversion

18.

Read the paragraph below and choose the writer’s tone.


Obesity continues to grow in the United States despite our national interest in being thin and fit. More than 60% of adults in the U. S. are now estimated to be overweight or obese. More than 300,000 people die from health problems related to excessive weight each year.

a)

hostile

b)

objective

c)

pessimistic

d)

optimistic

19.

In MLA style, block quotes that are four typed lines or more are _____.

a)

set off from the text by indenting ten spaces from the left-hand margin and omitting quotation marks

b)

set off from the text by indenting ten spaces from the left-hand margin and including quotation marks

c)

set off from the text with quotation marks

d)

None of the above are true.

20.

Hubris is

a)

excessive pride or self-confidence

b)

comic relief in a tragedy

c)

a tragic hero's tragic flaw

d)

the philosophy behind dramatic literature

21.

Catastrophe is

a)

action that has occurred before the play begins

b)

the death of the protagonist

c)

the final action that completes the unraveling of the plot in a play, especially in a tragedy

d)

the revealing of the climax

22.

An annotated bibliography is

a)

a story about a writer's own life

b)

a list of resources linked to websites

c)

notes taken on a text during active reading

d)

a list of resources that are then summarized

23.

What is a volta?

a)

a short poem of 8 rhymed lines

b)

the turn of a thought or argument in a sonnet

c)

the metric unit of a Shakespearean sonnet

d)

the rhythmic pattern of a sonnet

24.

The following selection is from a dictionary. Which of the following sentences uses this word correctly?


CAMAILCa*mail", n. Etym: [F. camail (cf. It. camaglio), fr. L. caput head + source of E. mail.] 1. (Ancient Armor) Defn: A neck guard of chain mall, hanging from the bascinet or other headpiece. 2. A hood of other material thanmail; esp. (Eccl.), a hood worn in church services, -- the amice, or the like.

a)

The elderly monk lifted the camail, tossed it lightly onto the pile of glazed tiles, and hoped that he would soon have enough to finish the stained glass window.

b)

The hair stood up on the back of her neck; Sarah gently nudged her horse forward and began to draw her sword from its camail.

c)

The soldier tossed his helmet on the ground, wiped the sweat from his eyes, and tied his camail to his arm.

d)

The sword leaped high over the paladin's head, and then, with lightening swiftness, jerked back, clanging loudly against his camail.

25.

Read the paragraph below. What figure of speech is being used?


From All Things Considered(GK Chesterton)


"So I do not think that it is altogether fanciful or incredible to suppose that even the floods in London may be accepted and enjoyed poetically. Nothing beyond inconvenience seems really to have been caused by them; and inconvenience, as I have said, is only one aspect, and that the most unimaginative and accidental aspect of a really romantic situation. An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered. The water that girdled the houses and shops of London must, if anything, have only increased their previous witchery and wonder."

a)

hyperbole

b)

paradox

c)

euphemism

d)

synecdoche