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- 1. Multiple ChoiceIt is a sort of wooden gun to the people themselves.
The rhetorical device of the "wooden gun" is an example of:simileantithesisparadoxmetaphor - 2. Multiple Choice"No, these more involved feelings were aroused by a more intimate source of noise, one that got beneath the skin." In context, the word "intimate'' is best interpreted to mean?suggestive and lyricaltender and friendlyinexorably penetratingsensual and charming
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe speaker in the passage can best be described as a person who:is committed to developing his skills as a writeris actually more interested in being a musician than in being a writerhas talent as both a musician and a writeris motivated very differently from the jazz musicians that he describes
- 4. Multiple ChoiceIn context, the word "intimate'' (lines 24-25) is best interpreted to mean:suggestive and lyricaltender and friendlyinexorably penetratingsensual and charming
- 5. Multiple ChoiceLines 14-17, shown here, contain which of the following? Her recorded history began in the third millennium B.C., her bronzes were as old as the pyramids, her classical age was contemporary with that of Greece, her Confucian canon of ethics predated the New Testament if not the Old.Elaborate metaphorParallel syntaxA single periodic sentenceA compound subject
- 6. Multiple ChoiceIt can be inferred that the speaker and the drunk were "fellow victims'' (line 22) in that:neither received support from friends or relativeseach had in a different way proven to be a failureneither was any longer able to feel guilt or responsibilityboth were tormented by distracting disturbances.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe author's observation in this sentence best describes which of the following? "It is clear you cannot use a vulgar English word, if you never use a common English word at all."Mocking toneLinguistic paradoxPopularity of the familiar styleThe author's defense of Johnson's style
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe primary purpose of this passage is to...call attention to a serious problemJustify the continuation of current policiesExamine the advantages and disadvantages of policy changesRefute the allegations of critics
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes the relationship between the first and second sentences of the passage?The first sentence makes a statement; the second introduces a potential difficulty.The first sentence lists goals; the second explains them.The first sentence presents an idea; the second reiterates the same idea.The first sentence states a fact; the second states an opinion.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following versions of the sentence, reproduced below, is clearest? (Yet unlike other nations, American schools are financed at the local rather than the federal level.)Change "Yet" to "Nevertheless"Add "schools in" after "unlike"Add "however" after "schools"Change "Are financed" to "receive income"
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIn context, the tone of lines 8-12 (“And voters...kids”) can best be describe as...heedlessscandalizedencouragingof the problem being discussedcritical
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes the function of the sentence "Things are no better in the work world"?It extends the author's argument about education into another area.It suggests that educators alone are not responsible for poor school quality.It tries to establish new sources of funding for education endeavors.It introduces an argument for the need to make entry-level work more demanding.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following appeals to the credibility of the persuader?LogosPathosEthosclick this one
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a type of rhetorical fallacies?ParadoxAd HominemBegging the QuestionNon Sequitur
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a term used in the sentence formula?DictionToneStyleSyntax
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement does NOT describe Mr. Severe?A sadistic tyrantSo brutal that the slaves viewed his death as a blessingA disgusting, cruel slave ownerSomewhat inhuman
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is ironic about the last sentence of the passage?Mr. Hopkins took no pleasure in beating the slavesMr. Severe was quieter than Mr. HopkinsMr. Hopkins seems almost kind in comparison to Mr. SevereThe slaves thought he was not a good overseer
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements is NOT true about the passage?There is humor at the end of the passageThe author creates a feeling of pathosThe author creates a horrifying picture of slaveryit's this one I swear ;)
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes the author's tone or mood in the passage?WryOutraged'Bruh.'Melancholy
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the author mean by the phrase "so unfortunate as not to hear"?Mr. Severe would punish slaves who didn't move at the sound of the hornThe slaves with physical deformities were treated worse than the physically healthy slavesMr. Severe was hearing impairedThe plantation was too large for everyone to be within shouting distance
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe word "awaken" in the 3rd paragraph most nearly meansIncite angerRise upStir upstop sleeping
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the thesis or controlling opinion in this passage?"Business is the opprobrium of Literature.""...once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.""I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception ..."no
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat rhetorical strategy is contained in the examples of the doctor, the priest, and the justice?AllegoryAnalogySimilieExample
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the philosophical dilemma in this passage?Artists in general should assert their willingness to work.Even though artists create beauty, there is something "false and vulgar" in their achieving commercial success.Art should be free to the viewer; however, many artists know they would starve unless they make art that people will buy.A priest and a doctor get paid for performing their services, so an artist should too.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich sentence best supports the writer's claim that a man should not live by an art?A man's art should be his privilege, when he has proven his fitness to exercise it.Without a market to sell his product, there's no point in an artist's perseverance in his craft.Its (art's) results should be free to all.When he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe author would be critical of a work of literature if it wereemotional at the expense of being intellectualtoo literal and without imaginative appealunable to contain the author's intenttoo fanciful and not grounded in truth
- 27. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the author, what separates poets from other artists?They are less subjective about their own workThey are more objective about their own work.They use a much wider range of vocabulary to express themselves.They are more deeply connected to their own work
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT true of Literature?It can trigger the senses.It is extremely articulate compared with other forms of expression.It can create an emotional response.It is an intimate art form.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceHow does the author view the idea of commerce as it is connected to the arts?He wishes the two were wholly unconnected.He does not see it as an important component in the life on an artist.He laments its effect on the development of young artistsHe sees it as a necessary evil.
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the purpose of the fourth paragraph?o discuss the consequences of being a painterto refute a previous notionto introduce an exampleto describe a type of art
- 31. Multiple ChoiceThe author develops the passage primarily throughthesis followed by qualificationpro-and-con argumentcombination of detailanalysis of the idea of others
- 32. Multiple ChoiceThe author is best described asa serious scientist who is determined to learn more about the causes of the stormsAn excited eyewitness who is too distracted to fear for personal safetya curious individual who seeks out diverse information from a variety of sourcesAn ironic interpreter who comments on the failures and Follies of others
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThe statement “ although …. survived” (lines 7-8) is an admission thatsome tornadoes are so powerful that scientists cannot quantify them preciselyDetails about technical equipment are of interest only to specialistScientists have abandoned the effort to measure the wind speed of tornadoespredicting the path of tornado will take is extremely difficult
- 34. Multiple ChoiceThe passage implies that unlike hurricanes, tornadoes are not given human names because...the destruction is not as great as that of hurricanesthey last too short a timethey can appear in any area of the worldthere are too many of them
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhen the passage moves from the first paragraph to the second, it also moves fromnarration of the past to analysis of the pastoverview to illustrationanalysis to argumentObjective presentation to ad hominem argument
- 36. Multiple ChoiceIn context the image of being up under Old Nell's skirt (lines 23-24) is meant to suggestfamiliarityimprisonmentDomesticityconfusion, like me in this class
- 37. Multiple ChoiceThe passage ends on a note of...
utter exhaustiongenuine reliefcatastrophic destructivenessOminous warning - 38. Multiple ChoiceThe events described in the passage are narrated by...An outside observerEdward's brotherOne of Edward's parentsEdward himself
- 39. Multiple ChoiceIn context, the expression "necessity was upon them" (line 22) is best interpreted as having which of the following meanings?It didn't matterThe time had come to meet the challengeIt could not be helpedThings would never be the same
- 40. Multiple ChoiceEdward can be best described as a person whobelieves that honesty is the best policyis quick to seize opportunities that come his wayis determined to go into business for himselfhas made up his mind not to follow in his father's footsteps
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following themes best serves to unify the passage?a passion for cleanlinessa closely-knit familythe difficulty of assimilating into American lifethe generation gap between the Bok parents and children
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