AP Multiple Choice Practice Quiz
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AP Language & Composition Practice Multiple Choice Questions.
- 1.In line 19, "clumsiness" refers to the
- A.
Confusion caused by failing to give readers fundamental information
- B.
Awkwardness of a young boy
- C.
Difficulty of being a female writer in a male-dominated profession
- D.
Displeasure created by reading carelessly crafted writing
- E.
Boredom resulting from reading stories narrated by unsophisticated speakers
- 2.In line 20, the speaker uses "christened" to mean
- A.
Identified properly
- B.
Converted to a new religion
- C.
Launched on a journey
- D.
Taught how to write
- E.
Forced to agree
- 3.In the second paragraph, the speaker characterizes herself as being
- A.
Aware that her motives include revenge
- B.
Torn between two confusing alternatives
- C.
Eager to appease her critics
- D.
Undaunted in the face of prejudice
- E.
Uncertain about the quality of her writing
- 4.The "arrow" in line 38 is a metaphorical reference to
- A.
Unrequited love
- B.
The envy of other female writers
- C.
The self-doubt that writers sometimes experience
- D.
A painful memory
- E.
Criticism from men
- 5.The speaker's point in the first sentence of the third paragraph (lines 40-42) is that
- A.
Writers often give generously of themselves
- B.
She could easily disguise the fact that she is a female writer
- C.
Readers can be fooled by repetition into believing a writer
- D.
Repetition in writing is often a desirable quality
- E.
She found it easy to pursue a career in writing
- 6.In the third paragraph, the speaker's primary purpose is to
- A.
Assert her own qualifications
- B.
Develop an argument for more honesty in writing
- C.
Create an elaborate analogy
- D.
Introduce a new topic for consideration
- E.
Establish a hypothetical situation for analysis
- 7.As used in line 46, "wanting" is best interpreted to mean
- A.
Desiring
- B.
Capturing
- C.
Lacking
- D.
Faulting
- E.
Hunting
- 8.In line 47, "it" refers to
- A.
"The full magnanimity" (line 40)
- B.
"which reiteration" (line 40)
- C.
"my serious style" (line 42)
- D.
"the stronger sex" (lines 45-46)
- E.
"fanciful sprightliness" (line 46)
- 9.The "dyspeptic alderman" (line 62) is presented as an illustration of
- A.
The pain endured by one who succumbs to temptation
- B.
Restrained behavior that is not driven by moral compunctions
- C.
The unjustified suffering of an innocent victim
- D.
Admirable behavior that has gone unrecognized
- E.
The effect of an empty stomach on one's conscience
- 10.Which of the following is the most direct antithesis to the "weak-minded woman" (line 69)?
- A.
The speaker
- B.
A weak-minded man
- C.
The "hungry newsboy" (line 64)
- D.
The reader of the speaker's writings
- E.
One who can only engage in traditional female pursuits
- 11.The speaker's rhetorical strategies in the passage include all of the following EXCEPT
- A.
Repetition
- B.
Analogical comparison
- C.
Direct comparison
- D.
Responses to anticipated criticism
- E.
Appeals to authority
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