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AP Lang Rhetorical Choices

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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1.

Which of the following is an acceptable quote integration? Select all that apply.

a)

Thatcher begins by saying, "We have lost a great president, a great American, and a great man."

b)

"We have lost a great president, a great American, and a great man." Margaret says this to start things off.

c)

To begin her eulogy, Thatcher describes Reagan as "a great president, a great American, and a great man."

d)

Margaret Thatcher states Reagan was a great President, a great American, and a great man.

2.

Ethos refers to the credibility of _______________

a)

The speaker

b)

The subject of the piece

c)

The audience

3.

A speaker may establish credibility by...

a)

Sharing credentials

b)

Using an appropriate tone

c)

Demonstrating expertise

d)

Establishing common ground with the audience.

4.

define polysyndeton

a)

A stylistic device in which several internal vowels sounds are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect.

b)

A stylistic device in which the omission of conjunctions is used to achieve an artistic effect.

c)

A stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect.

5.

define juxtaposition

a)

literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts.

b)

element of syntax in which the most prominent information is positioned at the beginning of the sentence.

c)

literary technique in which ideas are intentionally positioned for purposes of comparison rather than contrast.

6.

define anaphora?

a)

When your dog impregnates your fish 

b)

Deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs.

c)

specific word choice

d)

the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds

7.

define rhetoric?

a)

The sentence structure 

b)

The purpose of the text

c)

Effective or persuasive speaking or writing

d)

The authors attitude towards the subject

8.

author's prejudice toward a subject

a)

Concession

b)

Attitude

c)

Bias

d)

Tone

9.

an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attach using strong, abusive language

a)

metonymy

b)

invective

c)

litotes

d)

juxtaposition

10.

a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it

a)

metonymy

b)

metaphor

c)

irony

d)

oxymoron

11.

a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains come degree of truth or validity

a)

irony

b)

inference

c)

loose sentence

d)

paradox

12.

the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity

a)

loose sentence

b)

narrative

c)

parallelism

d)

invective

13.

AP Lang Rhetorical Choices

a)

A) The use of emotional appeal to persuade the audience.

b)

B) The arrangement of words to create a specific effect.

c)

C) The credibility of the speaker.

d)

D) The use of logical reasoning to support an argument.

14.

AP Lang Rhetorical Choices

a)

A) A rhetorical question is used to elicit a response from the audience.

b)

B) A rhetorical question is used to make the audience think.

c)

C) A rhetorical question is used to provide an answer.

d)

D) A rhetorical question is used to confuse the audience.

15.

AP Lang Rhetorical Choices

a)

A) Pathos appeals to the audience's emotions.

b)

B) Pathos appeals to the audience's logic.

c)

C) Pathos appeals to the speaker's credibility.

d)

D) Pathos appeals to the audience's sense of humor.