AP_Language and Composition_Review

Question 1

Commencing a speech with "We" and including the audience is a rhetorical strategy known as

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Finding Common ground

Question 2

An exaggeration or overstatement in order to expose ideas

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Hyperbole

Question 3

Mild word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant

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Euphemism

Question 4

The TONE of an author's words is also known as the author's

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Attitude

Question 5

In the Multiple Choice section, incorrect answers count against your score

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False

Question 6

The set of circumstances surrounding an issue or event:

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Context

Question 7

For "The author uses X, in order to accomplish Y, in order to persuade the audience of Z", the Y is:

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Impact on the Audience

Question 8

How one views an issue in terms of peronal experience and individual environmental influences:

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Perspective

Question 9

In order to score at least a 3 in Row B of the Synthesis, you must cite from 3 sources AND how they support your thesis

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True

Question 10

Various strategies and appeals that writers use to persuade are called:

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Rhetorical Choices

Question 11

What section of the AP Language and Composition Exam are you going to do a Fantastic job on?

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The FRQ 1 Sythesis Essay, The FRQ 3 Argument Essay, The Multiple Choice Section, The FRQ 2 Rhetorical Analysis Essay

Question 12

IMAGERY can help to esablish:

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Tone

Question 13

When the author divides the subject into categories, he is using

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Classification

Question 14

Jonathon Swift's "A Modest Proposal" is an example of:

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Satire

Question 15

When the author compares two things that are similar in order to prove a point, he is using a(n)

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Analogy

Question 16

If the speaker commences her speech by recalling a time or experience that she reminisces about, she is using a (an)

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Anecdote

Question 17

In describing the TONE of any work, you need to use

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Adjectives

Question 18

When reading a passage or speech, the Rhetorical Diamond is used to help the reader identify and analyze

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Purpose, Audience, Context, Author

Question 19

How many Multiple Choice questions are in this section?

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45

Question 20

A figure of speech in which sharply contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in a balanced or parallel phrase is a(n)

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Antithesis

Question 21

When the author uses examples to put abstract or complex ideas into a simpler form to support an argument, he is using

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Exemplication

Question 22

The rhetorical strategy of contrasting two opposite ideas side by side is called:

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Juxtaposition

Question 23

An important element in Ethos is:

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Tone

Question 24

What is the meaning of "inexorable" in this sentence? The exam seemed to go on in an inexorable fashion.

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Interminable

Question 25

The emotional or cultural meaning or associative properties of a word the imbues the word ith a secondary meaning is

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Connotation

Question 26

What is the meaning of "ambivalent" in this sentence? "The senator's answers to the reporter's questions were ambivalent

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Undecided

Question 27

When taking the Multiple Choice section of the exam, how much time do you have?

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60 minutes

Question 28

In order to properly deconstruct an AP writing prompt, you need to:

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All of the Above

Question 29

The writer's choice of words and terms that he uses is known as his use of

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Diction

Question 30

These words bridge paragraph changes, signal new ideas, and establish logical relationships:

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Transitions

Question 31

A speaker's or writer's credibility; his or her honesty, commitment to the writing is

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Ethos

Question 32

A situation or event that compells a writer to take action is known as his/her

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Exigence

Question 33

In "The Declaration of Independence", authors appealed to the King for freedom using deductive reasoning, an appeal to

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Logos

Question 34

On the Multiple Choice test, only your correct answers count towards your score

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True

Question 35

What Rhetorical Appeal would a writer use to provoke emotion in an audience?

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Phonos, Pathos

Question 36

The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight:

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Paradox

Question 37

Information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause; used to promote a political cause or point of view

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Propaganda

Question 38

On the Multiple Choice test, you will receive ONE POINT for every correct answer

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True

Question 39

When reading a SATIRE, the reader should expect for the tone to be

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Sarcastic

Question 40

The "T" in SPACECAT stands for:

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Tone

Question 41

In the FRQ 2 thesis, you must include rhetorical choices used, intended impact on audience AND the author's message

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True

Question 42

The IDEAL introductory paragraph should contain how many sentences, including the thesis statement?

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4

Question 43

What TONE did Will Smith use in his Award Acdeptance speech ?

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Defensive

Question 44

What is the meaning of "acuity" in this sentence? "The student's mental Acuity is what helped her to pass the exam.

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Sharpness

Question 45

Decisions that a writer makes, such as types and lengths of sentences and the ways that he uses imagery or language is:

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Style

Question 46

When something is not as it seems, it can be perceived as:

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Ironic

Question 47

You can earn the Sophication pt. in Row C of any of FRQ essay if you demonstrate complex understanding of the topic

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True

Question 48

When the author details past experiences and events in his/her life with wistful detail, what tone is s/he using?

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Nostalgic

Question 49

For the Multiple Choice section, you do not have to complete passages in the same order as they are arranged

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True

Question 50

For: "The author uses X, in order to accomplish Y, in order to persuade the audience of Z", the Z is:

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The author's argument

Question 51

The EFFECT or IMPACT the author hopes to have on his audience is known as:

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Author's Purpose

Question 52

In order to score at least a 2 in Row B of the Synthesis Essay Rubric, you must cite from at least 2 sources:

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False

Question 53

The purpose of this device is to point out the inadequacies, vices, and corruptions of people, institutions and cultures

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Satire

Question 54

What can using pronouns, such as "us" and "we" in speeches, create in the audience?

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A sense of Unity

Question 55

A quality of writing that refers to overall unity, clarity, and logic:

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Coherent

Question 56

What are some active verbs you can use to show what the author is trying to accomplish?

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All of these

Question 57

When the writer/speaker refers to her credibility or reputation to convince her audience, she is using:

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Ethos

Question 58

In the Multiple Choice section, what are some strategies you can use to ensure optimal correct answers?

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All of the Above

Question 59

Writers can better emphasize their points in speeches by using

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Repetition

Question 60

For: "The author uses X, in orIder to accomplish Y, in order to persuade the audience of Z", the X is:

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Rhetorical strategy

Question 61

Speakers and authors will make smarter rhetorical choices when they understand their

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Audience

Question 62

The order of words in a sentence:

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Syntax

Question 63

How many passages are in the Multiple Choice section?

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5

Question 64

When the author writes arounda subject, writing evasively, to say nothing basically, he is using

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Circumlocution

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