AP English Literature
This practice quiz goes along with the lesson on Tone Words (Set 1) for AP Literature and Composition.
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Read the following passage carefully. Select the option that best describes the tone of this excerpt. That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man -- when I could get it -- and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen them most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman? -- from "Ain't I a Woman" by Sojourner Truth (1851)
- A.
Accusatory
- B.
Dispassionate
- C.
Nostalgic
- D.
Objective
- E.
Witty
Correct Answer
A. Accusatory -
- 2.
Which of the following options is synonymous with "impartial"?
- A.
Indecisive
- B.
Mocking
- C.
Nostalgic
- D.
Objective
- E.
Pessimistic
Correct Answer
D. Objective -
- 3.
Read the following passage carefully. Select the option that best identifies the tone of this passage. But I am not tragically colored. There is no great sorrow dammed up in my soul, nor lurking behind my eyes. I do not mind at all. I do not belong to the sobbing school of Negrohood who hold that nature somehow has given them a lowdown dirty deal and whose feelings are all hurt about it. Even in the helter-skelter skirmish that is my life, I have seen that the world is to the strong regardless of a little pigmentation more or less. No, I do not weep at the world -- I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife. --from "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" by Zora Neale Hurston
- A.
Accusatory
- B.
Ironic
- C.
Nostalgic
- D.
Optimistic
- E.
Pessimistic
Correct Answer
D. Optimistic -
- 4.
Which of the following is a synonym of "indecisive"?
- A.
Candid
- B.
Conclusive
- C.
Frank
- D.
Impartial
- E.
Vacillating
Correct Answer
E. Vacillating -
- 5.
Which of the following is best defined as calmly objective or not influenced by emotion or personal feelings?
- A.
Accusatory
- B.
Candid
- C.
Caustic
- D.
Dispassionate
- E.
Evasive
Correct Answer
D. Dispassionate -
- 6.
Which of the following options is best defined as open, honest, and sometimes forceful in expressing true feelings and opinions? [Type the word as it appears below.]Options: accusatory, candid, caustic, dispassionate, evasive, frank
Correct Answer
frank - 7.
Which of the following options best defines candid?
- A.
Calmly objective; not influenced by emotion of personal feelings
- B.
Honest or direct in a way that people find either refreshing or distasteful
- C.
Not giving a direct answer to a direct question--usually in order to conceal the truth
- D.
Very sarcastic and intended to mock, offend, or belittle somebody
- E.
None of the above.
Correct Answer
B. Honest or direct in a way that people find either refreshing or distasteful -
- 8.
Which of the following options is best defined as treating somebody as if he or she is less intelligent or knowledgeable than oneself?
- A.
Ironic
- B.
Objective
- C.
Patronizing
- D.
Sardonic
- E.
Witty
Correct Answer
C. Patronizing -
- 9.
True / FalseA satirical tone is characterized by the use of wit to criticize faults.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 10.
True / FalseSomebody who refuses to provide a direct answer to a direct question might be considered sardonic.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
Somebody who refuses to provide a direct answer to a direct question is usually considered "evasive" (at least in terms of your vocabulary list).Rate this question:
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- 11.
Select each of the following options that relate to "mocking."
- A.
Caustic
- B.
Ironic
- C.
Negative
- D.
Sardonic
- E.
Witty
Correct Answer(s)
A. Caustic
D. Sardonic -
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