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AP Language Review Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much is the Multiple Choice section worth in the exam?

a)

55%

b)

45%

c)

More than 50%

d)

Ugh, Math!

2.

A figure of speech that emphasizes its subject by conscious understatements. For example, saying something is "not bad" as in 'OK'

a)

juxtaposition

b)

paradox

c)

litote

d)

antimetabole

3.

The following is an example of a ________________: "To raise a happy, healthy, and hopeful child, it takes a family; it takes teachers; it takes clergy; it takes businesspeople; it takes community leaders..."

a)

parallelism

b)

chiasmus

c)

apostrophe

d)

anaphora

4.
A syntactical structure in which conjunctions are omitted in a series, usually producing more rapid prose.  Julius Caesar, "I came, I saw, I conquered."
a)
asyndeton
b)
repetition
c)
polysyndeton
d)
imperative sentence
5.
The Rhetorical Triangle interacts between all of these except
a)
audience
b)
speaker
c)
tone
d)
subject
6.

Repetition of words in the reverse order.

a)

cumulative sentence

b)

antimetabole

c)

juxtaposition

d)

What the...? I have no idea.

7.

The following is an example of _________________ - "With history the final judge of our deeds."

a)

allusion

b)

antimetabole

c)

allegory

d)

personification

8.

Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts.

a)

inversion

b)

semi-colon

c)

juxtaposition

d)

synecdoche

9.
a)

1917

b)

1922

c)

1925

d)

1934

10.
a)

Jack

b)

James

c)

Jay

d)

Jessica

11.
Amber seeks to gain practical experience, to learn effective strategies, and acquiring knowledge about education practices.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
will acquire
c)
acquire
d)
to acquire
12.
Looking at these transformations show that every time we read or speak English, we are giving voice to over 1,500 years of history.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
show that every time we read or speak the English language, we are giving voice.
c)
shows that every time we read or spoke the English language, we have been giving voice
d)
shows that every time we read or speak English, we give voice
13.
This term refers to an argument that appeals to one's emotions
a)
Logos
b)
Pathos
c)
Ethos
14.

When a speaker tells a short story related to their topic or argument, they are using a/an...

a)

Anecdote

b)

Analogy

c)

Appeal to Pathos

d)

Hyperbole

15.

Definition: speech used in casual dialogue; not formal language

a)

Nonperiodic Sentence

b)

Colloquial

c)

Periodic Sentence

d)

Metaphor

16.

In 'The Things They Carried', why does Rat Kiley, the medic, carry M&Ms candy?

a)

To help with morale of the soldiers

b)

They are his favorite candy and he eats them often

c)

To use as a placebo medicine for fatally wounded soldiers

d)

He doesn't.

17.

In 'Night', Elie hears this in the middle of the night after arriving at Gleiwitz.....

a)

Children screaming

b)

Weeping women

c)

The sounds of a violin

d)

Bells

18.

In what point of view is Elie Wiesel's 'Night' written?

a)

First person

b)

Second Person

c)

Third person

19.

Where does Thoreau think you should find God?

a)

in church

b)

in pretty buildings

c)

in Rome

d)

in Nature

20.

"I can resist anything but temptation." - Oscar Wilde

a)

It's a paradox

b)

it's an oxymoron

c)

it's a juxtaposition

d)

it's an anecdote

21.

How is juxtaposition different from metaphor?

a)

A metaphor figuratively compares two unlike things; juxtaposition can be literal, and emphasizes contrast

b)

Juxtaposition figuratively compares two unlike things; metaphor can be literal, and emphasizes contrast

c)

Metaphor is sometimes meant to be taken literally; juxtaposition is never meant to be taken literally

d)

They are actually the same thing

22.

As the black Chevrolet regained the highway and hurried on across a countryside, imperceptibly ascending toward the colder, cracker-dry climate of the wheat plains, Perry closed his eyes and dozed off into a food dazed semi-slumber.

a)

Cumulative/Loose Sentence

b)

Periodic Sentence

c)

Balanced Sentence

d)

Antithesis

23.

What does this quote reveal about Captain Beatty?


"If you don't want a house built, hide the nails and wood. If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none."

a)

He believes that people are happier when other people decide things for them rather than having to choose for themselves.

b)

He believes that people should not build houses.

c)

He believes that everyone should be able to vote for who they want as president.

d)

He believes that people are happy when they are able to decide things like politics on their own.

24.

What do the sieve and sand metaphorically represent?

a)

The sand represents Montag's happiness and the sieve represents his childhood.

b)

The sand represents sand and the sieve represents a sieve

c)

The sand represents Clarisse and the sieve represents Captain Beatty.

d)

The sand represents the words in the book and the sieve represents Montag's mind.

25.

Who said it:

“There must be something in books, things we can’t imagine , to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there.”

a)

Clarisse

b)

Montag

c)

Mildred

d)

Beatty

26.

[. . .] The coming decades will likely see more intense clustering of jobs, innovation, and productivity in a smaller number of bigger cities and city-regions. Some regions could end up bloated beyond the capacity of their infrastructure, while others struggle, their promise stymied by inadequate human or other resources.

As used here, “intense” most nearly means

a)

emotional

b)

concentrated

c)

brilliant

d)

determined

27.

How old is Mr. Liam?

a)

27

b)

28

c)

29

d)

30

e)

31

28.

The youngest foreign teacher in the faculty is...

a)

Mr. Wasin

b)

Mr. Gallie

c)

Ms. Tiffany

d)

Mr. H

e)

Ms. Bethany

29.

When is the AP Lang exam?

a)

May 14th

b)

May 15th

c)

May 16th

d)

May 17th

30.

A "claim of fact" does which of the following:

a)

asserts something is or is not true

b)

asserts something is good or bad, right or wrong, desirable or undesirable

c)

asserts that a change needs to be made

31.

Which of the following is a "claim of policy"?

a)

Cheating in school is more prevalent now that it was a generation ago

b)

Students who cheat lack integrity

c)

Any student caught cheating should automatically be removed from the National Honors Society

32.

A "logical fallacy" is....

a)

an argument that lacks logos

b)

a potential weakness or vulnerablity in an argument

c)

a claim that is not debatable

d)

clear and rational discussion that leads to the achievement of common ground

33.

The "Ad Hominem" fallacy is...

a)

when a person repeats ther claim as a means of providing evidence

b)

when a person offers only a limited number of options (usually two) when in fact more options/solutions are available

c)

when a person attacks the character of another person instead of adressing the issue at hand

d)

when a person introduces an irrelevent issue in order to divert attention from the topic at hand

34.

What type of fallacy is the following:? Caroline says that she thinks her friends should not be so rude to the new girl. Jenna says that she cannot believe that Caroline is choosing to be better friends with the new girl than the girls who have always known her.

a)

Circular Reasoning

b)

Ad Populum

c)

Appeal to False Authority

d)

Straw Man Fallacy

35.

What type of fallacy is the following: No one objects to a physician looking up a difficult case in medical books. Why, then, shouldn't students taking a difficult examination be permitted to use their textbooks?

a)

Faulty Analogy

b)

Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc

c)

Hasty Generalization

d)

Slippery Slope