AP Lang Class Swap @ YES Prep North Central

Question 1

Which of the following terms is not a rhetorical device?

Accepted Answer

punctuation

Question 2

What years are being discussed when the 18th century is being discussed?

Accepted Answer

1701-1799

Question 3

Are you going to have fun and complete your summer reading packet?

Accepted Answer

Yaaaaaaaaasssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!, Yeah. For sure., Yes sir!, YES!

Question 4

The Y-E, as in 'Ye Old Pub, is pronounced as...

Accepted Answer

"The"

Question 5

Mr. Jackson graduated from which famous HBCU where he majored in both English and History?

Accepted Answer

Grambling State University

Question 6

Which of these was not a civil rights activist?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Aquinas

Question 7

AP English Language specifically focuses on...

Accepted Answer

Non-fiction texts

Question 8

What is/was the best year to graduate from high school?

Accepted Answer

2009

Question 9

What is the correct spelling of the term that identifies an individual as a tenth grader?

Accepted Answer

sophomore

Question 10

Who was the villain in Shakespeare's Othello?

Accepted Answer

Iago

Question 11

Synonyms and antonyms are widely familiar with English speakers. But, what then is a contronym?

Accepted Answer

a word with two opposite meanings

Question 12

Which term defines a person who prepares and stuffs skins of animals with lifelike effect?

Accepted Answer

taxidermist

Question 13

Which of the following terms is not a rhetorical device?

Accepted Answer

zephyrism

Question 14

Who wrote the novel Frankenstein?

Accepted Answer

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Question 15

An anagram is made of rearranged letters from a word that make a new word. What is a pangram?

Accepted Answer

a sentence using every letter of the alphabet

Question 16

In what year did 9/11 (September 11th) happen?

Accepted Answer

2001

Question 17

How many free response essays are there on the AP Lang exam?

Accepted Answer

three

Question 18

What is the last name of the main protagonist in Ray Bradbury's dystopian Fahrenheit 451?

Accepted Answer

Montag

Question 19

What author wrote the feminist novel The Awakening that became a literary classic?

Accepted Answer

Kate Chopin

Question 20

Which is the correct spelling for a term that means to be full of lively energy and excitement?

Accepted Answer

exuberant

Question 21

Revising your essay will be pivotal for your progress in AP Lang. Which of these is important?

Accepted Answer

correct punctuation, checking your spelling, ensuring capitalization is perfect, accuracy of subject/verb agreement

Question 22

In what George Orwell literary work does "Big Brother" watch citizens like Winston and Julia?

Accepted Answer

1984

Question 23

What city did Ms. Kilfoyle once live in?

Accepted Answer

San Francisco

Question 24

What famous author invented the word "assassination"?

Accepted Answer

William Shakespeare

Question 25

What is the definition of a bibliophile?

Accepted Answer

a collector of rare books

Question 26

What does S.S. stand for in a ship's name?

Accepted Answer

steam ship

Question 27

The terms HIV Virus, ATM Machine, and PIN number are all examples of what?

Accepted Answer

redundancy

Question 28

How many extra minutes would remain if you spent 40 minutes on each essay of the AP Lang exam?

Accepted Answer

15 minutes

Question 29

Of all the words in the English language, which of the following words has more definitions?

Accepted Answer

set

Question 30

Which fictitious poet is not renowned like the rest?

Accepted Answer

Ray Bradbury

Question 31

To endue is to...

Accepted Answer

put on an item of clothing

Question 32

What is the definition of the word acclumsid?

Accepted Answer

numb, paralyzed; clumsy

Question 33

Who are two rappers that Ms. Kilfoyle is a big fan of?

Accepted Answer

Tupac & Nas

Question 34

A pride of lions and a murder of crows are fairly common phrasings. A group of cats is called..

Accepted Answer

a clowder

Question 35

One of these women was not a Women's Rights activist. Who is it?

Accepted Answer

Jessica Lange

Question 36

Who were the star-crossed lovers in The Scarlet Letter?

Accepted Answer

Hester Prynne & Arthur Dimmesdale

AP Lang Class Swap @ YES Prep North Central

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AP Lang Class Swap @ YES Prep North Central

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