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AP Lit Unit 3 Prog. Check Prereading Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

"I spend foolishly to make an appearance of quiet industry, to mask the desperation that tightens my throat."


What is the meaning of industry as it is used here?

a)

economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories

b)

perfection

c)

the quality of wishing to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly.

d)

a formal request to an authority for something

e)

the action of putting something on a surface

2.

juxtaposition

a)

the state or fact of existing, occurring, or being present in a place or thing

b)

nearness in space, time, or relationship

c)

two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

d)

the impressive manner or appearance of a person

e)

a group of people, especially soldiers or police, stationed in a particular place

3.

diction

a)

word choice

b)

syntax

c)

a comparison

d)

tone

e)

mood

4.

Richard was jilted by his first love.

a)

rejected

b)

robbed

c)

made crazy

d)

making a close connection

5.

Bill, you're so melodramatic.

a)

without purpose in life

b)

exaggerated, overemotional

c)

artistically-minded

d)

bad at acting

6.

She spoke to me so rebukingly.

a)

with tenderness

b)

with aggression

c)

thoughtfully

d)

with disapproval

7.

His disdainful looks made the audience laugh.

a)

kind-hearted

b)

showing contempt

c)

sad and lonely

d)

empty of expression

8.

He misquotes her cynically.

a)

in a contradictory way that expresses a belief that people are confused by their own lack of interest in others.

b)

in a meaningful way that expresses a belief that people are motivated purely by selflessness.

c)

in a distrustful way that expresses a belief that people are motivated purely by self-interest

9.

She was remarkably quick in the discovery of attachments, and had enjoyed the advantage of raising the blushes and the vanity of many a young lady by insinuations of her power over such a young man.

a)

statements made directly

b)

hints or suggestions

c)

aggressive manipulations

d)

callous or heartless mockery

10.

This kind of discernment enabled her soon after her arrival at Barton decisively to pronounce that Colonel Brandon was very much in love with Marianne Dashwood.

a)

lacking in ethics

b)

foggy notion

c)

fearful discovery

d)

ability to judge well

11.

The fact was ascertained by his listening to her again.

a)

found out to be certain

b)

rejected unequivocally

c)

made even more confusing

d)

accepted as true

12.

The immediate advantage to herself was by no means inconsiderable.

a)

undetermined to be true

b)

small in size or amount

c)

lacking in consideration

d)

of a large amount

13.

To the former her raillery was probably, as far as it regarded only himself, perfectly indifferent.

a)

aggressive criticism

b)

confusing behavior

c)

active imagination

d)

good-humored teasing

14.

He was perfectly indifferent about the matter.

a)

having no particular interest

b)

acting strangely different

c)

consistent, not wavering

d)

obstinate

15.

she hardly knew whether most to laugh at its absurdity, or censure its impertinence.

a)

treat the matter as if it had no importance

b)

accept its lack of relevance

c)

express disapproval of its rudeness

d)

accept its strangeness

16.

She considered it as an unfeeling reflection on the colonel’s advanced years, and on his forlorn condition as an old bachelor.

a)

ill or intoxicated

b)

doubtful or insincere

c)

aging or maturing

d)

abandoned or lonely

17.

Is not that the commonest infirmity of declining life?

a)

lack of certainty

b)

physical or mental strength

c)

physical or mental weakness

d)

lack of harmony with oneself

18.

He did everything with a mundane pragmatism.

a)

a romantic and excited attitude

b)

a realistic and excited attitude

c)

an idealistic attitude that was nevertheless dull or uninteresting

d)

a dull yet practical realism

19.

Bob was scathingly satiric while on stage.

a)

with light-hearted humor

b)

aggressively condescending

c)

scandalously zealous

d)

severely critical and mocking

20.

Her considerations for marriage were quite superficial.

a)

above reproach

b)

lacking in depth

c)

over the top

d)

judgmental