AP LANG EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
P1- which of the following words is used with two meanings? - answers :"rights" (line 1
P1- the details of lines 5-7 ("to seat every man at the head of a cradle, and to clothe
every woman in male attire") probably derive from - answers :the arguments of men
who oppose women's suffrage
P1- lines 17-21 advance the argument that - answers :women's clothing may be more
imposing than men's
P1- in the first paragraph, which of the following phrases is used ironically? - answers
:"nobler sex" (line 16)
P1- in which of the following phrases in the first paragraph does the speaker use mock-
serious diction for satiric effect? - answers :"philosophical experiments" (lines 22-23)
P1- in lines 29-31, part of the comedy in the references to the "heel of a boot" and "the
russian belt" is due to the fact that - answers :they are worn by men to appear taller and
thinner
P1- the rhetorical purpose of the first paragraph of the passage is to - answers
:comically present issues with which the serious second paragraph will not be
concerned
P1- in line 54 of the third paragraph, the author refers to daniel webster as - answers
:an example of the male's superiority to the female
P1- together with lines 53-54 ("we need not prove ourselves..."), the argument in lines
56-59 ("we need not prove our...") - answers :demonstrates that the weak as well as the
ignorant may vote
P1- the speaker wishes to keep "the question of equality distinct from the question of
rights" (lines 62-63) because - answers :though their equality may be doubted, there
can be no doubt about women's being denied their rights
P1- the tone of the second paragraph can best be described as - answers :angry and
authoritative
P1- which of the following best describes the relationship between lines 33-49
(paragraph two) and lines 1-32 (paragraph one) - answers :lines 33-49 mark an
important shift in the tone of the passage
, P1- which of the following rhetorical devices are used more frequently in the second
paragraph - answers :parallel constructions
P1- the primary rhetorical purpose of the speaker of the passage is to - answers :reveal
the injustice to women in the present laws
P2- which of the following best describes the structure of the first paragraph? - answers
:it is divided into two contrasting parts, with the division coming in line 9.
P2- which of the following best defines the word "succour" of lines 4-5 - answers :relieve
P2- in the first paragraph, all of the following words and phrases are used to present the
popular conception of florence nightingale except - answers :"interesting" (lines 16-17)
P2- the first paragraph of the passage employs all of the following contrasts except -
answers :"another fashion" and "no place in the popular imagination" (lines 11-13)
P2- in the first paragraph, all of the following words have specific religious meanings
except - answers :"maiden" (line 3)
P2- in which of the following sentences is the use of parallel structure most important? -
answers :the eighth ("and so...", lines 15-18)
P2- all of the following words and phrases serve a similar purpose except - answers
:"demons" (line 14)
P2- in which sentence in the first paragraph does the author use archaic diction and
chilchés? - answers :the second (the saintly...", lines 2-8)
P2- which of the following phrases in the first paragraph employs both hyperbole and
metaphor? - answers :"consecrating with the radiance of her goodness" (line 7)
P2- the words "call" (line 20) and "mysterious" (line 21) in the second paragraph are
related to the diction of the first paragraph because their meanings are associated with -
answers :religion
P2- in the second paragraph, the sentence that is most likely to surprise the
conventional expectations of a reader is the - answers :third (why, as a...", lines 23-26)
P2- the significant difference of the syntax of the second paragraph from the rest of the
passage is its use of - answers :interrogative sentences
P2- the third paragraph implies a contrast between all of the following except - answers
:"reports of the medical commissions...histories of hospitals" (line 51-53)
P1- which of the following words is used with two meanings? - answers :"rights" (line 1
P1- the details of lines 5-7 ("to seat every man at the head of a cradle, and to clothe
every woman in male attire") probably derive from - answers :the arguments of men
who oppose women's suffrage
P1- lines 17-21 advance the argument that - answers :women's clothing may be more
imposing than men's
P1- in the first paragraph, which of the following phrases is used ironically? - answers
:"nobler sex" (line 16)
P1- in which of the following phrases in the first paragraph does the speaker use mock-
serious diction for satiric effect? - answers :"philosophical experiments" (lines 22-23)
P1- in lines 29-31, part of the comedy in the references to the "heel of a boot" and "the
russian belt" is due to the fact that - answers :they are worn by men to appear taller and
thinner
P1- the rhetorical purpose of the first paragraph of the passage is to - answers
:comically present issues with which the serious second paragraph will not be
concerned
P1- in line 54 of the third paragraph, the author refers to daniel webster as - answers
:an example of the male's superiority to the female
P1- together with lines 53-54 ("we need not prove ourselves..."), the argument in lines
56-59 ("we need not prove our...") - answers :demonstrates that the weak as well as the
ignorant may vote
P1- the speaker wishes to keep "the question of equality distinct from the question of
rights" (lines 62-63) because - answers :though their equality may be doubted, there
can be no doubt about women's being denied their rights
P1- the tone of the second paragraph can best be described as - answers :angry and
authoritative
P1- which of the following best describes the relationship between lines 33-49
(paragraph two) and lines 1-32 (paragraph one) - answers :lines 33-49 mark an
important shift in the tone of the passage
, P1- which of the following rhetorical devices are used more frequently in the second
paragraph - answers :parallel constructions
P1- the primary rhetorical purpose of the speaker of the passage is to - answers :reveal
the injustice to women in the present laws
P2- which of the following best describes the structure of the first paragraph? - answers
:it is divided into two contrasting parts, with the division coming in line 9.
P2- which of the following best defines the word "succour" of lines 4-5 - answers :relieve
P2- in the first paragraph, all of the following words and phrases are used to present the
popular conception of florence nightingale except - answers :"interesting" (lines 16-17)
P2- the first paragraph of the passage employs all of the following contrasts except -
answers :"another fashion" and "no place in the popular imagination" (lines 11-13)
P2- in the first paragraph, all of the following words have specific religious meanings
except - answers :"maiden" (line 3)
P2- in which of the following sentences is the use of parallel structure most important? -
answers :the eighth ("and so...", lines 15-18)
P2- all of the following words and phrases serve a similar purpose except - answers
:"demons" (line 14)
P2- in which sentence in the first paragraph does the author use archaic diction and
chilchés? - answers :the second (the saintly...", lines 2-8)
P2- which of the following phrases in the first paragraph employs both hyperbole and
metaphor? - answers :"consecrating with the radiance of her goodness" (line 7)
P2- the words "call" (line 20) and "mysterious" (line 21) in the second paragraph are
related to the diction of the first paragraph because their meanings are associated with -
answers :religion
P2- in the second paragraph, the sentence that is most likely to surprise the
conventional expectations of a reader is the - answers :third (why, as a...", lines 23-26)
P2- the significant difference of the syntax of the second paragraph from the rest of the
passage is its use of - answers :interrogative sentences
P2- the third paragraph implies a contrast between all of the following except - answers
:"reports of the medical commissions...histories of hospitals" (line 51-53)
