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Question 1
What is a claim?
Answer: Your opinion on a topic.

Question 2
What is a response to a counterclaim called?
Answer: Rebuttal

Question 3
The statement, "Others may say that the Cowboys are better than the Texans." is an example of what?
Answer: A counterargument

Question 5
Which is an example of a "Call to Action"?
Answer: Subscribe, Like, Comment

Question 6
Hunger persists in Appalachia since jobs are scarce and farming the infertile soil is rarely profitable. This is an example of a strong claim.
Answer: True

Question 7
Which is NOT a trait of formal writing?
Answer: 1st Person POV

Question 8
Lorraine Hansberry, author of 'A Raisin in the Sun', attended the Art Institute of Chicago.
Answer: False

Question 9
What year was Lorraine Hansberry born in?
Answer: 1930

Question 10
Who was the writer and activist that mentored Hansberry and spent a year studying with her in Africa?
Answer: W.E.B. Du Bois

Question 11
How many performances did A Raisin in the Sun have on Broadway?
Answer: 538

Question 12
What description of Beneatha is most accurate?
Answer: A young, confident college student.

Question 13
Match the correct theme from 'A Raisin in the Sun' with its proper description.
Answer:

American Dream → attain dreams
Power of Prejudice → racial tension
Importance of Family → merge dreams

Question 14
The only white character in the play:
Answer: Mr. Karl Lindner

Question 15
Between 1940 and 1950, the number of African Americans living in Chicago decreased by 80%.
Answer: False

Question 16
What was the title of the informal autobiography Lorraine Hansberry’s husband published after her passing?
Answer: To Be Young, Gifted, and Black

Question 17
Who was the poet who inspired the title of Hansberry’s play, A Raisin in the Sun?
Answer: Langston Hughes

Question 19
What can be inferred about President Kennedy’s view on competition with other nations, especially the Soviet Union?
Answer: He views space competition as a way to demonstrate American strength and leadership.

Question 20
Why does President Kennedy compare going to the moon to other great historical challenges?
Answer: To show that humanity naturally pursues difficult goals and to inspire action.

Question 22
What does the narrator mean by “I could take on the world”?
Answer: They feel powerful and invincible due to alcohol.

Question 23
How does the author create suspense in the passage?
Answer: By describing the drinking game the guys were playing while flying the plane.

Question 25
Which of the following does NOT best describe the narrator’s tone at the end of the passage?
Answer: Resentful

Question 26
The author includes the game “Guzzle” in the story primarily to:
Answer: Illustrate the inflated egos and competitive nature of the guys.

Question 27
The title “Happy New Year, Mom!” contributes to the story’s overall meaning by pairing a celebratory phrase to a tragic outcome.
Answer: True

Question 28
What is the irony of the story’s ending?
Answer: The group was celebrating life but ended up meeting death.

Question 29
What does the passage NOT imply about peer pressure?
Answer: It only affects weak-minded individuals.

(Unnumbered)
How does the phrase “I’m sorry that I ever wanted to be cool and popular” contribute to the passage?
Answer: It serves as the story’s moral lesson.

Question 31
Which statement best expresses a theme of the story “Examination Day”?
Answer: High intelligence can easily be perceived as dangerous.

Question 32
Which detail best supports the theme that higher intelligence can be viewed as dangerous?
Answer: "His intelligence quotient is above the Government regulation..."

Question 33
What do the questions Dickie asks his father reveal about his character?
Answer: He is curious about how the world works.

Question 34
Dickie fails the exam because he is too intelligent.
Answer: True

Question 35
When Dickie asks about the exam, his parents get excited about the idea of Dickie taking it.
Answer: False

Question 36
Why are the parents nervous before the exam?
Answer: To highlight the emotional tension and foreshadow the outcome.

Question 37
What does the quote reveal about Dickie’s character?
Answer: He is obedient and somewhat fearful.

Question 38
How does the setting of a futuristic, government-controlled society influence the events of the story?
Answer: It leads to a tragic outcome based on strict rules.

Question 39
Which theme is best supported by the ending of the story?
Answer: Excessive government control can have dangerous consequences.

Question 40
Irony is used in “Examination Day” when the reader expects Dickie’s intelligence to be celebrated, but instead, it leads to his _____.
Answer: death (and shows authoritarian control)

Question 43
A tech CEO presenting innovation backed by a strong track record.
Answer: Ethos

Question 44
A mother testifying about a lost child to advocate for new laws.
Answer: Pathos

Question 45
A business pitch showing return-on-investment calculations.
Answer: Logos

Question 46
A financial advisor referencing credentials like CFP or CFA.
Answer: Ethos

Question 47
A medical expert using charts to explain the effectiveness of a vaccine.
Answer: Logos

Question 48
A journalist citing reputable sources and peer-reviewed data.
Answer: Ethos

Question 49
A charity ad showing malnourished children to encourage donations.
Answer: Pathos

Question 50
A startup founder using market trends to validate a business model.
Answer: Logos