WorksheetsAP Lang Practice M/C Chung
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 4mins
14. In the first passage, the speaker engages the attention of the audience with which of the following types of statement?
A) A solemn oath
B) A traditional formula
C) A cautionary recommendation
D) A candid confession
E) A skeptical apology
15. In the context of the first paragraph, the speaker uses the word "temptation" in the first sentence to convey the disapproval of the tendency to
A) indulge in superficial pleasures
B) play different roles for different people
C) dismiss the value of friendship
D) avoid difficult challenges
E) disengage from moral responsibility
16. In the first paragraph, the speaker introduces an argument that criticizes
A) "emotions and beliefs" (sentence 1)
B) "all that is great and lofty" (sentence 4)
C) "noble effort" (sentence 4)
D) "intellectual aloofness" (sentence 5)
E) "the stern strife of living" (sentence 6)
17. In the first paragraph, the speaker suggests that "the man of lettered leisure" (sentence 1) has a
A) tendency to avoid conflict
B) choice regarding his attitude toward involvement
C) fundamental altruism that influences his actions
D) desire to become better than he is
E) valid reason to hold himself apart from others
18. The relationship between the first and second paragraphs is best characterized as
A) a description of people followed by a narrative of their actions
B) an introduction of a phenomenon followed by an enumeration of its causes
C) the presentation of an argument followed by a rebuttal
D) the consideration of pro and con within a single course of action
E) the juxtaposition of two contrasting personality types
19. Which of the following choices accurately describes a strategic stylistic decision that the speaker makes in the first two sentences of the second paragraph ("it is not ... nor defeat") ?
A) Negative words such as “not” and “nor”
highlight contradictions within opposing
viewpoints.
B) Clauses beginning with “who” are used
repeatedly to emphasize engaging images
of the men under discussion.
C) Punctuation marks are varied to highlight
the contradictory qualities of the “man
who is actually in the arena.”
D) Words highlighting struggle such as
“sweat” and “strive” are used to
acknowledge that critics of the active life
make some valid points.
E) Exaggerated terms such as “the best” and
“the worst” are used ironically to
undercut the observations of critics.
20. The primary purpose of sentences 4 and 5 of the
second paragraph (“Among . . . actually are”)
in the speaker’s line of reasoning is to
A) argue for the importance of
self-government
B) describe the conditions under which it is
possible to act
C) identify the reasons why men choose the
cloistered life
D) distinguish different types and degrees of
uselessness
E) explain the motivation of the man of action
21. Hotspur represents an example of
A) "the same sordid figure in the pages of history" (paragraph 2, sentence 6)
B) "a cynic, or fop, or voluptuary" (paragraph 2, sentence 6)
C) "the being whose tepid soul knows nothing of great and generous emotion" (paragraph 2, sentence 7)
D) "the men who quell the storm and ride the thunder" (paragraph 2, sentence 7)
E) "the young lord" (paragraph 2, sentence 9)
22. Which observation best counters the speaker’s
argument about action in the passage?
A) Action without discretion can incur
disastrous results.
B) Change can only occur through direct
action.
C) True action can only be achieved by
leaders of men.
D) Individual action is more important than
collective action.
E) Failure to act often instills a sense of
shame.
23. The passage as a whole claims that the learned cynic's core failings are
A) indecision and procrastination
B) poor health and bad manners
C) vanity and rude language
D) cowardice and inauthenticity
E) indiscretion and ill-temper
24. The speaker's tone in the passage is best described as
A) inquisitive
B) critical
C) pedantic
D) apologetic
E) egocentric
