5.1.2 Exam: Wrap-up - AP Language and Composition Sem 2- Apex

Which option best describes the speaker's attitude toward himself?

a. insecurities and critical

b. unrealistic and disheartened

c. sentimental and idealistic

d. self-righteous and confident

e. apathetic and ambivalent

a. insecurities and critical

The poem's comment on alienation is developed through all of the following lines EXCEPT:

a. The speaker's assertion that he is not Prince Hamlet

b. The speaker's hypothetical conversations

c. The speaker's fear of being misunderstood

d. The speaker's perception of questioning

e. The speaker's perception of the mermaids

The speaker's assertion that he is not Prince Hamlet

All of the following lines contain metaphors EXCEPT:

a. When I am pinned and wriggling on the wall...

b. Would it have been worth while, To have bitten off the matter with a smile

c. I have seen my head... brought in upon a platter...

d. We have lingered in the chambers of the sea / By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown...

e. Should I, after tea and cakes and ices, Have the strength to force the moment to its crisis?

e. Should I, after tea and cakes and ices, Have the strength to force the moment to its crisis?

The most prominent stylistic characteristic of the first stanza is the use of

a. epistrophe

b. polysyndeton

c. antithesis

d. simile

e. eulogy

d. simile

The speaker's constant questioning "Do I dare?" Serves primarily to:

- Emphasize the speaker's apprehension and doubts about how he is perceived.

In the context of stanza 9, the word "obtuse" could best be described to mean:

|. Lacking in intellect or perception

||. Dull

|||. Blunt

- Both | and ||

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the second and third paragraphs of the passage?

- the second expresses red Jacket's appreciation for the listener while the third expresses Red Jacket's request for the listener to hear what he has to say

In the second paragraph, what is the effect of the speaker's use of the word Brother?

a. A brother subtly places the listener in a subordinate position.

b. brother has negative connotations of sibling rivalry, which immediately creates tension between speaker and listener.

c. brother suggests a perception of equality and an effort to develop a familial relationship.

d. Brother implies a lack of understanding as to the nature of the relationship between speaker and listener.

e. The brother creates a sense of informality and helps put the listener at ease.

c. brother suggests a perception of equality and an effort to develop a familial relationship.

Which of the following best describes the function of the following sentence from paragraph 4?

Their seats extended from the rising to the setting sun.

a. to depict the speaker as greedy and only desiring to have more

b. illustrate how all of nature has supported the speaker's people

c. to intimidate the listener by showing the strength and duration of the speaker's people

d. to taunt the listener for his or her lack of support from a higher power

e. to show how the speaker's ancestor had full use of the land form shore to shore

NOT b. illustrate how all of nature has supported the speaker's people

In paragraph 4, the pronoun "it" in the sentence beginning "The Great Spirit had made ..."refers to which antecedent?

a. clothing

b. food

c. The Great Spirit

d. the setting sun

e. this great island

e. this great island

In paragraph 4, all of the following techniques exist except _______.

a. figurative language

b. anaphora

c. specific evidence

d. Epistrophe

e. antithesis

d. Epistrophe

The primary function of the comparison presented in paragraph 6 is to:

NOT emphasize the American Indians' lack of understanding about the listener's religion

The speaker's tone toward his audience in the opening two paragraphs can best be described as:

a. Caustic and impatient

b. Cordial and optimistic

c. Bemused and arrogant

d. Condescending and sarcastic

e. Pedantic and patronizing

b. Cordial and optimistic

What is the effect of the speaker's use of anaphora in paragraph 4?

a. It reminds the listeners of the great spirit subordinate to the religious beliefs of the missionaries.

b. It emphasizes respect for the great spirit and acknowledges that all that exists is because of him.

c. It solidifies the speaker's willingness to continue. Any conversation

d. It offers a direct comparison between the religion of the American Indians and the religion of the missionaries.

e. It underscores the speaker's lack of respect for the listeners beliefs.

b. It emphasizes respect for the great spirit and acknowledges that all that exists is because of him.

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the passage as a whole?

a. To warn the missionaries that they should maintain an appropriate distance from the American

b. to persuade the missionaries to explore the religion of the American Indians.

c. to convey information about a conversation to other American Indians.

d. to politely decline converting to the religious beliefs of the missionaries.

e. to show aggression to the missionaries to increase their respect for the American Indians.

NOT c. to convey information about a conversation to other American Indians.

The "actors" in paragraph 1 are most clearly:

a. select talent chosen from Hurston's community

b. visitors to Hurston's hometown or her neighbors walking by.

c. foreigners visiting the United States

d. talented members of a well-known acting troupe

e. invented by Hurston's imagination

b. visitors to Hurston's hometown or her neighbors walking by.

The antecedent for "it" in paragraph 1's fourth sentence is

a. gatepost

b. the show

c. first-nighter

d. proscenium

e. salute

NOT d. proscenium box

Hurston spends several paragraphs indicating her:

a. lack of concern for being born colored.

b. depression about being born colored

c. advantages in life due to being born colored

d. disappointment about not being born white

e. disappointment about being born colored

NOT c. advantages in life due to being born colored

When Hurston writes,' I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife" in paragraph 3, she is providing:

- A metaphor for preparing for success

Hurston uses her reaction to the power of music to provide a contrast between herself and____.

a. the lions in front of the library

b. her ancestors

c. a white man

d. her inner self

e. other African Americans

c. a white man

The jazz orchestra causes Hurston to experience all of the following EXCEPT:

- Blending in with the crowd

Overall, this piece from Hurston indicates a tone of ______ toward her coloredness

a. disappointment

b. weightiness

c. vigor

d. criticism

e. Contentment

e. Contentment

In paragraph 4, "high time" is a metaphorical way of saying:

a. important to remember

b. past due

c. immediately necessary

d. about to expire

e. important

c. immediately necessary

Smith expresses that there is____ in the fact that U.S. senators can criticize other Americans but not each other.

a. stress

b. anger

c. diminishment

d. irony

e. frustration

d. irony

Article "Declaration of Conscience"

The most prominent rhetorical device in paragraph 4 is _______.

a. anaphora

b. zeugma

c. understatement

d. epistrophe

e. juxtaposition

a. anaphora

Article "Declaration of Conscience"

The rhetorical functions of paragraph 7 is to:

a. reject the course of action other senators have proposed.

b. point out the similarity among all people

c. concede that there may be some reason to accuse the general public.

d. remind other senators that politics are always at play.

e. call for punishment for a senator who is exploiting their power

b. point out the similarity among all people

which of the following best describes the speaker's tone toward other senators?

a. conscientious and contemplative

b. approving and encouraging

c. realistic and reassuring

d. disdainful and disappointed

e. mournful and disheartened

d. disdainful and disappointed

The author's attitude toward the environment could best be described as

a. reverent and hopeful

b. defensive and didactic

c. worried and protective

d. nurturing and serene

e. Sympathetic and zealous

c. worried and protective

The most prominent rhetorical strategy in paragraph 2 is _______.

Cause and effect

Paragraph four creates a(n) _____tone towards television

a. Agitated and facetious

b. apprehensive and patronizing

c. cautionary and inauspicious

d. Despairing and didactic

e. Poignant and pessimistic

c. cautionary and inauspicious

Which of the following sentences from the passage best conveys the author's call to action?

a. Future historians may well be amazed by our distorted sense of proportion.

b. I contend, furthermore, that we have allowed these chemicals to be used with little or no advance investigation of their effect

c. All this has been risked — for what?

d. The public must decide whether it wishes to continue on the present road, and it can do so only when in full possession of the facts.

e. This pollution is for the most part irrecoverable

d. The public must decide whether it wishes to continue on the present road, and it can do so only when in full possession of the facts.

which of the following stylistic devices?

I. metaphor

II. personification

III. asyndeton

a. I only

b. I, II, and III

c. both II and III

d. II only

e. both I and II

e. both I and II

In the context of paragraph 4 the word residue could be best described to mean:

I. something that remains

II. a part of a molecule

III. a remnant

a. I only

b. I, II, and III

c. both II and III

d. II only

e. both I and II

e. both I and II

Paragraph 2 contains all of the following stylistic devices except:

a. Asyndeton

b. Metaphor

c. Anaphora

d. Paradox

e. polysyndeton

d. Paradox