AP LANG MULTIPLE CHOICE UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
What are the pieces of the rhetorical triangle?
ANSWER
speaker, audience, subject
Question 2.
What do the "Ss" in SOAPSTone stand for?
ANSWER
Subject and Speaker
Question 3.
What does the P in SOAPStone stand for?
ANSWER
Purpose
Question 4.
What is an appeal to "ethos"?
ANSWER
Using credibility and trustworthiness to develop an argument
Question 5.
What does the word "persona" refer to in a rhetorical context?
ANSWER
the role the speaker plays while delivering a speech or other form of rhetoric
Question 6.
What appeal does Cofer use here as she develops her argument about Latina Stereotypes? "But
Maria had followed me to London, reminding me of a prime fact of my life: you can leave the
Island, master the English language, and travel as far as you can, but if you are a Latina,
especially one like me who so obviously belongs to Rita Moreno's gene pool, the Island travels
with you."
ANSWER
ethos
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, Question 7.
What is a counterargument?
ANSWER
an anticipation of objections to an argument
Question 8.
What are pieces of a counterargument
ANSWER
concession/refutation
Question 9.
Why did Mr. Collins' proposal to Elizabeth Bennet not go over well?
ANSWER
He did not take his audience into consideration into hyperbole
Question 10.
Which is logical fallacy
ANSWER
ad hominem
Question 11.
Which word has a distinct connotation?
ANSWER
criminal
Question 12.
This touches the reader's feelings, beliefs, and values.
ANSWER
pathos
Question 13.
This word is Greek for "mask"
ANSWER
persona
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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
What are the pieces of the rhetorical triangle?
ANSWER
speaker, audience, subject
Question 2.
What do the "Ss" in SOAPSTone stand for?
ANSWER
Subject and Speaker
Question 3.
What does the P in SOAPStone stand for?
ANSWER
Purpose
Question 4.
What is an appeal to "ethos"?
ANSWER
Using credibility and trustworthiness to develop an argument
Question 5.
What does the word "persona" refer to in a rhetorical context?
ANSWER
the role the speaker plays while delivering a speech or other form of rhetoric
Question 6.
What appeal does Cofer use here as she develops her argument about Latina Stereotypes? "But
Maria had followed me to London, reminding me of a prime fact of my life: you can leave the
Island, master the English language, and travel as far as you can, but if you are a Latina,
especially one like me who so obviously belongs to Rita Moreno's gene pool, the Island travels
with you."
ANSWER
ethos
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, Question 7.
What is a counterargument?
ANSWER
an anticipation of objections to an argument
Question 8.
What are pieces of a counterargument
ANSWER
concession/refutation
Question 9.
Why did Mr. Collins' proposal to Elizabeth Bennet not go over well?
ANSWER
He did not take his audience into consideration into hyperbole
Question 10.
Which is logical fallacy
ANSWER
ad hominem
Question 11.
Which word has a distinct connotation?
ANSWER
criminal
Question 12.
This touches the reader's feelings, beliefs, and values.
ANSWER
pathos
Question 13.
This word is Greek for "mask"
ANSWER
persona
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