2024 Practice Exam 1 MCQ Questions
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The passage is most likely excerpted from which of the following? - ANS A Lakota author's
account of his ancestral culture's history and values
Which of the following statements best summarizes the main claim about Crazy Horse's cultural
legacy that is developed in the passage? - ANS He embodies the virtue of humility in
Lakota society.
According to the fourth paragraph, the battles of June 1876 established Crazy Horse's
reputation for which of the following? - ANS Leadership skill on the battlefield
Which of the following best describes how the author represents "western American history,
written by Euro-Americans" (paragraph 4, sentence 4) ? - ANS He acknowledges it while
suggesting Lakota stories offer a different perspective.
In his description of the United States Army's plan "to capture and herd all the Lakota onto
reservations once and for all" toward the end of the fourth paragraph, the author's tone conveys
which of the following? - ANS Disapproval of the Army's dehumanizing treatment of the
Lakota
In the last sentence of the fourth paragraph, the author's focus shifts from - ANS
Euro-American history to Lakota cultural memory
Sitting Bull's example in the fifth paragraph illustrates which feature of Lakota culture? - ANS
Warrior societies offered a path of entry into political power structures.
In the sixth paragraph, the author uses the story of the name His Horse Stands in Sight to
illustrate which of the following? - ANS Crazy Horse's combination of recklessness and
calculating calm
The passive constructions "he became known" (paragraph 6, sentence 2) and "he was known"
(paragraph 7, sentence 2) suggest that the author holds which of the following beliefs about
Crazy Horse? - ANS Stories by his contemporaries offer a credible record of Crazy Horse's
life.
, In describing Crazy Horse as "painfully shy" near the beginning of the seventh paragraph, the
author offers which of the following? - ANS An attribution of an emotional quality to explain
Crazy Horse's humble demeanor
Which of the following best explains the author's use of the qualifier "probably" in the first
sentence of the seventh paragraph? - ANS The author has credible evidence of only two
public speeches by Crazy Horse.
Which of the following is a logical conclusion that can be derived from the final two paragraphs
of the passage? - ANS Crazy Horse displayed ferocity and courage in battle and modesty
in dress and speech.
Which of the following characteristics does the author anticipate may be true of some members
of the audience? - ANS They are more familiar with Euro-American accounts of Crazy
Horse than with Lakota accounts.
In the first sentence of the passage, the speaker engages the attention of the audience with
which of the following types of statement? - ANS A cautionary recommendation
In the context of the first paragraph, the speaker uses the word "temptation" in the first sentence
to convey disapproval of the tendency to - ANS disengage from moral responsibility
In the first paragraph, the speaker introduces an argument that criticizes - ANS "intellectual
aloofness" (sentence 5)
In the first paragraph, the speaker suggests that "the man of lettered leisure" (sentence 1) has a
- ANS choice regarding his attitude toward involvement
The relationship between the first and second paragraphs is best characterized as - ANS
the juxtaposition of two contrasting personality types
Which of the following choices accurately describes a strategic stylistic decision that the speaker
makes in the first two sentences of the second paragraph ("It is not . . . nor defeat") ? - ANS
Clauses beginning with "who" are used repeatedly to emphasize engaging images of the men
under discussion.
The primary purpose of sentences 4 and 5 of the second paragraph ("Among . . . actually are")
in the speaker's line of reasoning is to - ANS distinguish different types and degrees of
uselessness
Hotspur represents an example of - ANS "the men who quell the storm and ride the
thunder" (paragraph 2, sentence 7)
And Answers Graded A+!!!
The passage is most likely excerpted from which of the following? - ANS A Lakota author's
account of his ancestral culture's history and values
Which of the following statements best summarizes the main claim about Crazy Horse's cultural
legacy that is developed in the passage? - ANS He embodies the virtue of humility in
Lakota society.
According to the fourth paragraph, the battles of June 1876 established Crazy Horse's
reputation for which of the following? - ANS Leadership skill on the battlefield
Which of the following best describes how the author represents "western American history,
written by Euro-Americans" (paragraph 4, sentence 4) ? - ANS He acknowledges it while
suggesting Lakota stories offer a different perspective.
In his description of the United States Army's plan "to capture and herd all the Lakota onto
reservations once and for all" toward the end of the fourth paragraph, the author's tone conveys
which of the following? - ANS Disapproval of the Army's dehumanizing treatment of the
Lakota
In the last sentence of the fourth paragraph, the author's focus shifts from - ANS
Euro-American history to Lakota cultural memory
Sitting Bull's example in the fifth paragraph illustrates which feature of Lakota culture? - ANS
Warrior societies offered a path of entry into political power structures.
In the sixth paragraph, the author uses the story of the name His Horse Stands in Sight to
illustrate which of the following? - ANS Crazy Horse's combination of recklessness and
calculating calm
The passive constructions "he became known" (paragraph 6, sentence 2) and "he was known"
(paragraph 7, sentence 2) suggest that the author holds which of the following beliefs about
Crazy Horse? - ANS Stories by his contemporaries offer a credible record of Crazy Horse's
life.
, In describing Crazy Horse as "painfully shy" near the beginning of the seventh paragraph, the
author offers which of the following? - ANS An attribution of an emotional quality to explain
Crazy Horse's humble demeanor
Which of the following best explains the author's use of the qualifier "probably" in the first
sentence of the seventh paragraph? - ANS The author has credible evidence of only two
public speeches by Crazy Horse.
Which of the following is a logical conclusion that can be derived from the final two paragraphs
of the passage? - ANS Crazy Horse displayed ferocity and courage in battle and modesty
in dress and speech.
Which of the following characteristics does the author anticipate may be true of some members
of the audience? - ANS They are more familiar with Euro-American accounts of Crazy
Horse than with Lakota accounts.
In the first sentence of the passage, the speaker engages the attention of the audience with
which of the following types of statement? - ANS A cautionary recommendation
In the context of the first paragraph, the speaker uses the word "temptation" in the first sentence
to convey disapproval of the tendency to - ANS disengage from moral responsibility
In the first paragraph, the speaker introduces an argument that criticizes - ANS "intellectual
aloofness" (sentence 5)
In the first paragraph, the speaker suggests that "the man of lettered leisure" (sentence 1) has a
- ANS choice regarding his attitude toward involvement
The relationship between the first and second paragraphs is best characterized as - ANS
the juxtaposition of two contrasting personality types
Which of the following choices accurately describes a strategic stylistic decision that the speaker
makes in the first two sentences of the second paragraph ("It is not . . . nor defeat") ? - ANS
Clauses beginning with "who" are used repeatedly to emphasize engaging images of the men
under discussion.
The primary purpose of sentences 4 and 5 of the second paragraph ("Among . . . actually are")
in the speaker's line of reasoning is to - ANS distinguish different types and degrees of
uselessness
Hotspur represents an example of - ANS "the men who quell the storm and ride the
thunder" (paragraph 2, sentence 7)
