Definition of anthropomorphism:

giving human characteristics to god, animal, object

Which of the following was NOT an actual submission by an AP test taker for an answer?

A picture of an atomic bomb dropping on the College Board

Which sentence has an independent and a dependent clause?

Since you asked, I will reveal my darkest secret.

Your "arch enemy" is your

Main, chief, principal opponent

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1
The term ad hominem is most closely related to
none of the above
pathos
logos
ethos
2
A rhetorical device that purposely de-emphasizes something for effect.
Syllepsis
Parenthetic
Understatement
Inference
3
Which of these works was written in Middle English?
Canterbury Tales
Romeo & Juliet
The Divine Comedy
Beowulf
4
Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, as well as Oedipus Rex, are part of the ___ of Greek literature.
Canon
Catalog
Cacophony
Classicism
5
Definition of anthropomorphism:
none of the above
giving human characteristics to god, animal, object
belief in gods
interest in science
6
Which of the following was NOT an actual submission by an AP test taker for an answer?
A list of facts about pandas
An essay on the children's book Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman
A perfectly drawn and shaded picture of a middle finger
A picture of an atomic bomb dropping on the College Board
7
All of the following are examples of colloquialisms EXCEPT
Theory
Sway
Brah
It's lit
8
A traffic cop getting fined for unpaid parking tickets is an example of
hyperbole
irony
alliteration
metaphor
9
The phrase "We came, we played, we dominated" contains an example of which literary device?
superiority complex
assonance
aphorism
ethos
10
True or False: Twain's writing on Joan of Arc would be considered lyrical prose.
True
False
11
Things you should bring to the AP test include all the following EXCEPT
a negative attitude
drink and snack
pens and pencils
a watch
12
A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place:
fantasy
pastoral
folklore
idyll
13
Pericles' "Funeral Oration" could be considered to be a/an ____.
Epigram
Eulogy
Exposition
Euphemism
14
Which is the opposite of hyperbole?
Litote
Malapropism
Irony
Inference
15
The novel Fifty Shades of Grey might be considered
Superlative
Pulp fiction
Romanticism
Pedantic
16
Having a President tweet about news in a novel set in the 1800s would be an example of
verisimilitude
anachronism
analogy
verse
17
All of the following might be considered archetypal imagery/motifs EXCEPT
Great white whales
Journeys
Paths and roads
Sunrises
18
Your opinion, mental leaning or inclination is ___.
Exegesis
Bombast
Digression
Bias
19
What word best describes hyperbole?
farce
harangue
lampoon
exaggeration
20
"We came, we saw, we conquered" is an example of:
appositive
apostrophe
antithesis
asyndeton
21
Helen of Troy's name being associated with beauty is an example of ___.
an expose
an extended metaphor
an eponymn
an epithet
22
Which sentence has an independent and a dependent clause?
Since you asked, I will reveal my darkest secret.
After we eat, we'll go to Brickleys, but finish your peas.
I feel your pain, and I want to help.
You disgust me, but I love you nevertheless.
23
Repetition of a phrase or word at the start of successive lines or phrases is ___.
allegory
alliteration
anadiplosis
anaphora
24
If all the parts of an essay don't contribute to the central idea, it is said to lack ____.
Credibility
Discourse
Coherence
Digression
25
The premise or declaration of an argument is the
assertion
annotation
anecdote
assonance
26
The art of using language effectively is ___.
Can be narrative, descriptive, persuasive, informative
Entails structure, style, diction, tone, and purpose
All of the above
Called rhetoric
27
Who made you the ___ of good taste? I can wear this if I want to. I don't care what you think.
Caricature
Archenemy
Bard
Arbiter
28
Humanist is to cynic as ____ is to ___.
Metaphysical is to abstract
Homage is to invective
Classic is to canon
Incontrovertible is to convincing
29
What is a harangue?
A forceful lecture or tirade
A story describing rural life
Another word for genre
An overstatement
30
Lecture or sermon on a religious or moral theme meant to guide human behavior is:
a eulogy
an homage
a homily
a fable
31
Any discourse that is not poetry is called
prose
pulp fiction
realism
narrative
32
"Grey-eyed goddess" is an example of:
eponymn
euphony
epithet
epigram
33
Style that tries to reproduce the random flow of thought is
Stream of consequences
Stream of consciousness
Stream of confucius
Stream of conscience
34
True False: Dionysian refers to sensual, pleasure-seeking human impulses (vs. Apollonian)
False
True
35
"Some of the biggest failures I ever had were successes" is an example of ___.
Paradox
Metaphor
Melodrama
Parallel structure
36
This word's literal meaning is "similar to the truth."
Simile
Verisimilitude
Syllogism
Zeugma
37
Which of the following is NOT an oxymoron?
Jumbo Shrimp
Artificial intelligence
Deafening silence
Let's be alone together.
38
All of the following are onomatopoeia EXCEPT
pop
jump
buzz
sizzle
39
All of the following pertain to the words of a literary piece EXCEPT
dialect
jargon
denouement
diction
40
The emotional atmosphere of a literary work is its
Mood
Motif
Mode
Moral
41
All of the following could be considered genres EXCEPT
Fantasy
Fable
Folklore
Fallacy
42
Twain's lengthy description of Joan's qualities could be considered a(n)
montage
myth
ode
motif
43
"It was the best of times. It was the worst of times" is an example of
adage
trope
apositive
antithesis
44
True/False: To be cogent is to be unconvincing and overly sentimental.
True
False
45
If the main idea is presented first in a sentence, it is said to be a ___.
Periodic sentence
Loose sentence
Non sequitur
Litany
46
Reference a literary or historic work or event to make a point would be ___.
allusion
anachronism
allegory
analogy
47
This body of water catches the flow of human thoughts.
Waterfall of whimsy
Sea of subjectivity
Stream of consciousness
River of rhythm
48
A traditional mode of discourse could be all of the following EXCEPT
Expository
Ironic
Narrative
Descriptive
49
A highly specific, tangible, particular detail is said to be ___.
concrete
fallacious
Dionysian
emphatic
50
Your "arch enemy" is your
Main, chief, principal opponent
Your opponent since primeval days
Your enemy in high places
Antagonist in architectural trivia
51
Another word for rhetorical stance is
tone
persona
mode
mood
52
A. P. can remind you to
Act politely
Alter perceptions
Address the prompt
Avoid potholes
53
". . . rely on his honor, honor such as his" is an example of
anadiplosis
anachronism
anaphora
analogy
54
"Real live ghosts" is an example of
parody
paradox
hyperbole
oxymoron
55
An expository essay on Night is considered to be a/an ___.
Discourse
Euphony
Expose
Critique
56
An annotation is
reference to another source within a text
A critique of a text's qualities
An author's first draft of a text
Brief summary or evaluation of a text
57
A pro-choice paragraph in an essay supporting pro-life would be an example of ___.
Subordination
Persuasion
Refutation
Realism
58
"Alice said she couldn't eat crabs or any other crushed Asians" is an example of a/an __.
juxtaposition
malapropism
conceit
metonymy
59
The underlying theme, meaning, or message of a work is the ___.
Subsymbolism
Suspension of disbelief
Subtext
Subconscious
60
"Ambiguity" is defined as
comparison that points to similarities
vagueness of meaning
inversion of natural or usual word orfer
a wise saying based on experience
61
This tool can be useful when quoting a long passage in an essay:
Epistrophe
Epithet
Ellipsis
Exegesis
62
Abbreviated synopsis of a longer work is an ____
epigram
abstract
ellipsis
allusion
63
All of the following are types of appeal EXCEPT
Pathos
Minos
Ethos
Logos
64
"Better to be safe than sorry" is a(n)
Aphorism
Assertion
Appeal
Lame excuse
65
Rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of arrangement of words is:
antithesis
anthropomorphism
appositive
asyndeton
66
"You catch more flies with honey than vinegar" is an example of
a proverb
an adage
all of the above
a maxim
67
Which is the art and science of teaching?
Pedagogy
Metonomy
Old English
Parable
68
"Muse" can be described as all of the following EXCEPT
A source of inspiration
A great alt-rock band
A goddess of the arts
A nice pub in Wakefield
69
Textbooks are written in a(n) ___ fashion.
elegiac
cynical
empathetic
didactic
70
___ is the specialized language of a certain group.
Lampoon
Maxim
Jargon
Litany
71
Which follows the customary order of English sentences (subject-verb-object)?
Periodic Sentence
Loose Sentence
72
What does the Latin phrase carpe diem mean?
"Trump's toupee"
"Go away"
"Time to pay"
"Seize the day"
73
True/ False: Epistrophe is the opposite of anaphora.
True
False
74
Second meaning can be read beneath the surface of a(n)
Allegory
Exposition
Epic
Allusion
75
A comparison that points out the similarities between two dissimilar things:
allusion
allegory
anastrophe
analogy
76
All of the following are types of narratives EXCEPT ___.
Parable
Ode
Fable
Myth
77
"I said earlier that I didn't need a governess. Well, maybe I do" is an example of ___.
Hubris
Transition
Retraction
Verbal irony
78
True or False: An arbiter is the word to which a pronoun refers.
True
False
79
True/ False: The connotation is the dictionary definition of a word.
True
False
80
Which sentence has two antecedents?
Rachel's chinchilla kept her up all night.
The chinchilla succeeded in keeping Rachel up all night.
Rachel was tired due to the antics of her chinchilla.
Rachel was beat since her chinchilla bit its cage all night.
81
All of the following would be part of syntax EXCEPT
Repetition
Anaphora
Sentence length
Alliteration
82
The spirit, trend of thought, or feeling of a given time period is the:
colloquialism
regionalism
zeitgeist
verisimilitude
83
I don't like math because it is boring and hard and complicated and useless and yucky. Example:
Polysyndeton
Reiteration
Syllogism
Sarcasm
84
"True is that,I think," (or other things Yoda might say) is an example of
adage
alliteration
ad hominem
anastrophe
85
Which is a Greek term meaning an idea that fails to logically follow from the one before?
Deus ex machina
Malaprop
Non sequitor
Denouement
86
All of the following poke fun at a subject EXCEPT
bathos
satire
parody
burlesque
87
A work of literature describing rural life of a simpler time is a ___.
Proverb
Mock epic
Trope
Pastoral
88
"Beating around the bush" is another way of saying
Circular argument
Circumnavigation
Circumlocution
Circumstantial evidence
89
T or F: In Dante's Inferno, Dante's first words to Virgil are an example of an invective.
False
True
90
"The shovel is a ground-breaking invention, but the leaf blower blew everyone away" contains
Kennings
Puns
Paradoxes
Appositives
91
Raising and answering questions for rhetorical effect is called ___.
hyperbole
hubris
harangue
hypophora
92
Inflated, pretentious language is
Bombast
Cacophony
Bard
Bathos
93
Which is a synonym for zeugma?
Synecdoche
Syllepsis
Superlative
Syllogism
94
Fictional voice a writer adopts to tell a story
Sentiment
Persona
Pseudonym
Synecdoche
95
". . . rely on his honor, honor such as his" is an example of
anachronism
anadiplosis
analogy
anaphora
96
Which is a brief story used to illustrate an idea?
Allusion
Anecdote
Burlesque
Archetype
97
Example of a bard would be
J.K. Rowling
Homer
Bart Simpson
Shakespeare
98
A speech, poem, or passage that addresses a person or personified thing not present is a/an __.
Extended metaphor
Caricature
Apostrophe
Belle-lettres
99
A poem that laments or meditates on the passing of someone is ___.
An elegy
A homily
An invective
A parable
100
Identify the example of chiasmus:
Happy you are
Study is needed, but so too is fun
Play is fun, fun is play
All's fair in love and war

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