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AP English Literature Multiple Choice: Complete Expert Guide

Advanced Placement (AP)

Does the thought of spending an hour answering multiple-choice questions on complex prose and poetry passages strike fear into your heart? The challenge of the AP Literature multiple-choice is enough to give even the most adept reader hives, but don't stress! This fully-updated guide will serve as your complete roadmap to success on the AP English Literature and Composition multiple-choice section.

First, we'll go over what the multiple-choice section looks like—the nuts and bolts. Then, I'll reveal the eight types of multiple-choice questions you can expect to encounter, and how to succeed on them. Next will come study tips, multiple-choice practice resources, and finally things to remember for test-day success!

AP Literature Multiple-Choice Section Overview

AP English Literature and Composition section one is the multiple-choice section. You'll have 60 minutes to answer 55 questions about four to five literary prose and poetry passages.

The date of composition of AP Lit passages could range from the 16th to the 21st century, however, you generally won't be provided with the author, date, or title for any passages (poetry being an occasional exception with respect to title). Most passages come from works originally written in English, although there might occasionally be a translated passage from a notable literary work in a foreign language.

The multiple-choice section is worth 45% of your total exam score. You receive a point for each correctly answered question. Since there's no penalty for guessing on this exam, you should answer every multiple-choice question, even if you have to guess. However, you should only guess after you eliminate any answers you know are wrong. That's the general overview. But what kinds of questions can you expect to see?

The 8 Types of Multiple-Choice AP Lit Questions

There are eight question types you may encounter on the AP Lit exam. In this section, I'll go over each question type and how to answer it. All questions are taken from the sample questions in the "AP Course and Exam Description." Passages for these questions are available there as well.

#1: Reading Comprehension

Reading comprehension questions test whether you understood what the passage was saying on a literal, concrete level. You don't need to flex your interpretation or analysis muscles here—just report what the passage is saying.

You can spot these questions because they usually use words and phrases like "according to," "asserting," and "mentioned." The best strategy for these questions is to go back and re-read the portion of the text associated with the question to make absolutely sure that you are reading it correctly. You may need to read a little before and/or after the moment mentioned to orient yourself and find the most correct answer.

Explanation:

The lines the passage is referring to say, "Spare us all word of the weapons, their force and range / The long numbers that rocket the mind / Our slow, unreckoning hearts will be left behind, / unable to fear what is too strange."

This question is asking why people won't listen to the prophet when he talks about the dangers of weapons. Which of the answers makes the most sense?

Choice (A), "human beings are interested in weapons," might be a tempting choice simply because that's a common theme and message of many works. But nowhere in the passage does it say that humans are interested in weapons! Eliminate it.

Choices (B) and (C) can also both be eliminated because this part of the passage says nothing about nature or love, even indirectly.

Choice (D) may also be tempting simply because it's another common theme in literature—that people don't listen to repeated warnings. But again, there's not really anything in the passage to support that.

This leaves (E), "people cannot comprehend abstract decisions of power." This lines up nicely with the passage, which says that the "hearts" of the people are "unable to fear what is too strange." (E) is the correct answer.

The people in this poem have hearts of stone.

#2: Inference

These questions take you one step beyond simple reading comprehension and ask you to make an inference based on the evidence in the passage—you may be asked about a character or narrator's implied opinion, the author's attitude, etc. This will be something that isn't stated directly in the passage, but that you can assume based on what is actually said in the passage. These questions generally use words like "infer" and "imply."

There are two keys to answering these questions: first, as always, go back and read the part of the passage the question is concerned with. Second, don't be tripped up by the fact that you are making an inference—the best answer will be most supported by what is actually written in the passage . Inference questions are like second-level reading comprehension questions—you need to know not just what a passage says, but what it means.

The first sentence of the passage reads, "Certainly the religious and moral ideas of the Dodson and Tullivers were of too specific a kind to be arrived at deductively from the statement that they were part of the Protest population of Great Britain."

Which choice is the most reasonable inference about the Dodson and Tulliver religious ideas based on the first sentence?

Choice (A) says "the narrator is unable to describe them with complete accuracy." This might be true, but there's nothing in the first sentence to support this inference—the narrator says that their ideas are "too specific," not they the narrator can't describe them accurately. Eliminate Choice (A).

Choice (B), "they have no real logical foundation" may also be true, but can't be inferred from the sentence, which gives no indication of whether their beliefs are logical or not.

Choice (C) may be tempting—the idea that they cannot be appreciated by anyone who doesn't share them might seem to dovetail nicely with the fact that they are "too specific" for the mainstream Protestant population. But is this the best choice that's most supported by the passage? Let's keep it in mind but consider the remaining answers.

Choice (D) posits that the beliefs of the Dodsons and Tullivers "spring from a fundamental lack of tolerance." This is a leap that is not supported by what the first sentence actually says; eliminate it.

Choice (E) says that their beliefs "are not typical of British Protestants in general." The sentence says that their beliefs are "too specific" for one to know them simply because the Dodsons and Tullivers identify as British Protestants, which implies that their beliefs in fact do not "match up" with mainstream British Protestant beliefs.

Choice (E) is the inference most supported by the passage, then—even more supported than Choice (C). So, (E) is the answer. Remember, multiple answers may seem like they could be correct, but only the best answer is the correct one.

Do you think appropriately ornate churches are also important to the Dodsons and Tullivers?

#3: Interpreting Figurative Language

These questions ask you to interpret what figurative language means in the context of the passage. They're are identifiable because they will either outright mention figurative language or a figurative device, or there will be a figurative language phrase in the question itself.

Once again, the most important thing you can do to be successful on these questions is to go back and re-read! For figurative language, the meaning is very much dependent on the phrase's context in the passage. Consider what is said around the figurative phrase and what the phrase is referring to.

This questions asks you to interpret what the figurative phrase "that live tongue" means. To orient you in the poem, these stanzas are advising the prophet to "speak of the world's own change" (13).

The poem states, "What should we be without / The dolphin's arc, the dove's return, / these things in which we have seen ourselves and spoken? Ask us, prophet, how we shall call / our natures forth when that live tongue is all / Dispelled, that glass obscured or broken."

In the context of the poem, right the narrator asks what we are without "that live tongue," the poem speaks of how we "see ourselves" in "the dolphin's arc" and "the dove's return." These are images of nature. The best interpretation of "that live tongue," then, is answer (A), as a metaphor for nature. In essence, the stanza means, "Ask us, prophet, how we shall know ourselves when nature is destroyed."

The dolphin's arc.

#4: Literary Technique

These questions ask why the author uses particular words, phrases, or structures. Essentially, what purpose do such choices serve in a literary sense? What effect is created? These questions often include words like "serves chiefly to," "effect," "evoke," and "in order to."

Of course to approach these questions, re-read the part of the passage referred to. But also ask yourself, why did the author use these particular words or this particular structure? What is being accomplished by this specific literary "move"?

This stanza containing the repetition of "ask us" reads: "Ask us, ask us whether with the worldless rose / Our hearts shall fail us; come demanding / Whether there shall be lofty or long-standing / When the bronze annals of the oak-tree close."

So what is the effect of repeating "ask us, ask us"? Choice (A) says it suggests the prophet is causing much of the world's misery. There's nothing in the stanza—or even the entire poem—to suggest this, so we can eliminate it.

Choice (B) says it represents a sarcastic challenge. This stanza doesn't read as sarcastic, though, but very serious—eliminate (B).

Choice (C) says it suggests the speaker is certain of the answer the prophet will give. This doesn't really make sense because the speaker isn't actually asking the prophet questions, but telling the prophet what questions to ask. Eliminate (C).

Choice (D) says it makes the line into perfect iambic pentameter. You can eliminate this one without even worrying about what syllables are emphasized because a perfect line of iambic pentameter has 10 syllables and this line has 11. This leaves (E)—the effect is to provide a "tone of imploring earnestness." Given that the speaker seems to be begging the prophet to ask particular questions, this fits. (E) is the correct answer.

#5: Character Analysis

Character analysis questions will ask you to identify something about a character—their opinions, attitudes, beliefs, relationships with other characters, and so on.

In many ways this is a special type of inference questions, because you are inferring broader traits of the character based on the evidence presented in the passage. As you might expect, character questions are asked much more frequently for prose passages than poetry ones.

The key here is to pay attention to everything that is directly stated about the character(s) in the relevant parts of the passage. Like in an inference question, there will be an answer that best fits with the evidence in the passage.

These lines read, "Their religion was of a simple, semi-pagan kind, but there was no heresy in it—if heresy properly means choice—for they didn't know there was any other religion except that of chapel-goers, which appeared to run in families, like asthma."

Choice (A) purports that this part of the passage draws attention to the Dodson sisters' devotion to certain rituals. No rituals are mentioned here; (A) can be eliminated.

Choice (B) says these lines point to their "untroubled complacency." The passage states that they didn't know of any other religion. If they don't know, we can reasonably infer that they are not troubled by their own religion. Keep (B) in the running.

Choice (C) purports they have "deep religious conviction." This seems like a bit of a leap; all the passage really states is that their religions if "semi-pagan," but not heretical because they simply don't know any other religion other than "chapel-goers" which seems to be tied to family lineage. We can't reasonably infer that they have strong religious conviction from this. Eliminate (C).

Choice (D) states that they have "disturbed consciences." Again, nothing in the passage makes this a reasonable conclusion; if they don't know there could be other religious traditions, why would they be disturbed by their own?

Choice (E) says they have a "sense of history and tradition." This might be a tempting choice because they point to the fact that the religion of "chapel-goers...appeared to run in families." But that's not their religion, so this isn't a well-supported inference.

Thus, Choice (B) provides the most reasonable inference about the Dodson sisters and is the correct answer.

Quite a character.

#6: Overall Passage Questions

These questions will require you to take a "bird's-eye view" of the passage and identify or describe a characteristic of the passage as a whole : its purpose, tone, genre, and so on. These can be difficult because you can't simply go back to a specific place in the passage to find the best answer; you need to consider the passage overall.

Consider the overall picture created by the tiny details. I strongly recommend marking up texts for main themes, purpose, tone, etc on the first read-through so that you can consult your margin notations for these kinds of questions.

It is clear through even a quick scan of this passage that the narrator goes on at length about the Dodsons, so we can surmise that the narrator is most concerned with something about the Dodsons. We can eliminate (B) and (C), then, as they don't say anything about the Dodsons.

So what about the Dodsons is the narrator most concerned with? The first sentence mentions their "religious and moral ideas," but then describes their "semi-pagan" but not heretical religion. We then see "the religion of the Dodsons consisted in revering whatever was customary and respectable" (22-23), followed by a long list of what that is.

The rest of the passage similarly describes what the Dodsons believe is important, from being "richer than was supposed" to doing right thing "towards kindred." It is clear, then, that the narrator is most concerned with describing the values of the Dodsons, which aligns with choice (A).

#7: Structure

These questions ask about specific structural elements of the passage. Often you'll be asked about shifts in tone, digressions, or the specific form of a poem.Sometimes these questions will point to a specific part of the passage/poem and ask you to identify what that part of the passage is accomplishing within in the larger excerpt.

This is another question type where marking the passage on your first read-through will be very helpful—be sure to mark any shifts in structure, tone, genre, etc as you read, and any structural elements that seem unusual or significant.

Lines 1-34 describe an image of the narrator playing his lute for his love. Lines 34-43 establish that the narrator is about to introduce an idle thought (yes, this is a loquacious poem). Lines 44-48 read: "And what if all of animated nature / Be but organic Harps diversely fram'd, / That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps / Plastic and vast, one intellectual breeze, / At once the Soul of each, and God of all?"

So what's the narrator saying here? He is wondering if "all of animated nature" (so all living things) are just harps, and thought is the strings being played. This is clearly metaphorical, and the third footnote for the passage tells us that "lute" is a synonym for "harp." So the answer is (D)—this part of the passage functions as a "metaphorical application of the image of the lute."

It's a harp! No, it's a lute! No, it's both!

#8: Grammar/Nuts & Bolts

Very rarely, you will be asked a question on the grammar of a part of a passage —like identifying what word an adjective is modifying. Very specific questions about the meter of a poem (i.e. iambic pentameter) would also fall into this category. These questions are not so much about literary artistry and more about the dry technique requisite for a fluent command of the English language.

The section of the poem concerned reads, "Of yonder hill I stretch my limbs at noon, / Whilst through my half-clos'd eye-lids I behold / The sunbeams dance, like diamond, on the main, / And tranquil muse upon tranquility."

What a mouthful! If we can untangle this sentence, figuring out what "tranquil" is modifying will be fairly easy. First, though, we can eliminate all answers that call "tranquil" an adverb, because the adverb form of "tranquil" is "tranquilly." Eliminate (B) and (E).

In the sentence, we have that the speaker ("I") is beholding the sunbeams dancing. Then we have "and" followed by another verb in "muse." How do we know "muse" is a verb here? Because otherwise the clause "and tranquil muse upon tranquility" has no verb and makes no sense. Since "muse" is a verb, it can't be modified by an adjective, so eliminate choice (D). This leaves (A) and (C). Does it make sense for "sunbeams" to muse upon tranquility? Not particularly; it makes much more sense for the speaker (I) to muse upon tranquility. Choice (A) is the correct answer.

So are these sunbeams dancing?

How to Prepare for AP Literature Multiple Choice

I have several tips on how you can best position yourself for success on the AP Lit multiple-choice section.

Read a Variety of Literary Works and Poems

Because the passages on the AP Literature multiple-choice section come from a variety of eras, genres, authors, and styles, it's important to familiarize yourself with a wide variety of English literary styles so that you will feel comfortable with the passages and able to parse what they are saying without becoming overwhelmed.

Read a lot of everything: prose of course, but poetry in particular, as many students are less familiar with poetry already and poetry can be fairly opaque and hard to analyze. As a starting place for things you could read, check out our AP Lit reading list guide.

When you start to feel comfortable with the language of many eras and styles, it's time to work on honing your close-reading skills.

Hone Your Close Reading Skills

Your ability to read closely—to read passages not just for comprehension but with an eye for how the author uses literary technique—is paramount on the multiple-choice section. You will practice on close-reading prose and poetry in class, but extra practice can only help you.

When you're doing all of your reading from different eras and genres, think about what the author is doing and why he or she is doing it. What techniques are being deployed? What motifs and themes are there? How are characters portrayed?

If you're stumped as to how to go about this, here are some prose close-reading resources:

• You can get close-reading guides online from The University of Wisconsin-Madison's writing center and the Harvard College Writing Center.
• The Purdue OWL also has an article on steering clear of close-reading "pitfalls."

Here are some close-reading resources for poetry:

• Here's a poetry reading guide from The University of Wisconsin-Madison .
• You should definitely check out this truly excellent guide to reading poetry from Poets.org, which comes complete with two poetry close-readings.

Learn Literary and Poetic Devices

You'll want to be familiar with a literary terms so that any questions that ask about them will make sense to you. Again, you'll probably learn most of these in class, but it doesn't hurt to brush up on them. Check out our guide to the 31 literary devices you need to know , complete with definitions and examples.

Complete Practice Questions and Take Practice Multiple-Choice Sections

To succeed on the multiple-choice section, practice taking multiple-choice questions! This may seem like a no-brainer but it's still very important nonetheless. Set aside time to take a sizeable number of practice questions every week.

Keep track of what kinds of questions are easy for you—do you identify the theme every time?—and which ones are hard—stumped by similes? This will help you figure out if there are any skills or concepts you need to brush up on.

You should also take a complete multiple-choice practice section at least once, twice if you are able. You could do this as part of a complete practice test (which I recommend) or do it separately. But taking a multiple-choice section under AP-like conditions will help you feel prepared, calm and collected on test day.

As prepared as a Regency belle who has snagged an officer!

AP Literature Multiple-Choice Practice Resources

There are a variety of practice resources available that you can use to hone your multiple-choice skills for the AP English Literature and Composition exam. The gold standard for the best multiple-choice practice questions is the College Board. This is because they write the AP exam, so their practice questions are the most like the real AP multiple-choice questions you'll see on test day. They offer both complete released exams and sample questions.

Even once you run out of official College Board practice questions, there are still unofficial resources you can use to hone your multiple-choice skills. In this section I'll go over both.

Official Resources

See below for three potential sources of official College Board questions.

Released College Board Exams

There are three official released College Board Exams. Each has a complete multiple-choice section of 55 questions. Here are the links!

• 1987 AP English Literature and Composition Exam
• 1999 AP English Literature and Composition Exam
• 2012 AP English Literature and Composition Exam

Sample Questions from the Course and Exam Description

The AP English Literature Course and Exam Description has 10 practice multiple-choice questions!

Your Teacher

Your AP teacher may also have copies of old AP exams that you can use for practice. Ask and see!

In my mind, all English teachers look like they came from the 19th century.

Unofficial Resources

In addition to the multiple-choice practice questions provided by the College Board, there are also several places online where you can get unofficial multiple-choice practice questions. However, they aren't all worth your time in terms of quality. I'll go over the best ones here. For an even more robust list, check out our complete list .

Albert AP English Literature Quizzes

Albert offers multiple-choice quizzes divided into prose, poetry, and drama categories. You are given the title, date, and author of the work--which you will not receive on the real AP exam. Like the Varsity Tutors quizzes, Albert offers questions that test similar skills as the AP exam, but the questions are worded differently . Additionally, you'll need to pay for an account to access most of the materials.

Another solid option for getting more practice multiple-choice questions is a good review book. You want to make sure it's high quality—I recommend Barron's for the AP Literature exam in particular, as their questions do resemble real AP questions in difficulty and writing style.

You will not, however, receive an atmospheric picture of the setting.

Test Day Tips for AP Lit Multiple-Choice Success

Don't rely on your memory of the passage when answering questions. Always look back at the passage, even if you think the answer is obvious!

Interact with the passages—circle, mark, underline, make notes, whatever floats your boat. This will help you retain information and actively engage with the passage. Especially mark areas where there seems to be some kind of transition or change, as it's highly likely that you will be asked questions about these transitions!

It may also be helpful for you to jot some quick notes on the overall theme or motif of the passage/poem once you reach the end. This will help you on questions about the passage overall.

If you're having trouble making sense of a passage, skip it and move on to the next one. Odds are when you come back to it later, you'll find it much easier to understand. And if you don't, at least you didn't waste too much time puzzling it out before you answered the questions about other, easier passages.

Acing the AP Lit Multiple Choice: Key Takeaways

The first section of the AP English Literature and Composition Exam is an hour-long, 55-question multiple-choice test about four-five literary and prose passages. This section is worth 45% of your total exam score.

There are eight kinds of questions you can expect to see on the multiple-choice section:

#1: Reading Comprehension #2: Inference #3: Identifying and Interpreting Figurative Language #4: Literary Technique #5: Character Analysis #6: Overall Passage Questions #7: Structure #8: Grammar/Nuts and Bolts

Here's how to best prepare to crush the multiple-choice sections:

#1 : Read a variety of literary works and poems, from all of the eras and genres covered by the test!

#2 : Hone your close-reading skills so you can identify what writers are doing and why they are doing those things.

#3 : Learn literary techniques and terms and how to identify and apply them!

#4 : Practice for the exam by taking practice sections and practice questions.

There are a variety of official and unofficial resources available to practice. The best are College-Board official, but once you run out of those, there are also high-quality unofficial resources available.

Here are some test-day tips to help you hit an English Lit home run:

#1 : Always look back at the passage when answering questions—don't rely on memory!

#2 : Interact with the passages as you read through them, including marking significant moments and structural or tonal shifts in the text.

#3 : You may also wish to write a couple of quick notes about the overall theme(s) and motifs of the passage at the end, to refer to when answering overall passage questions.

#4 : If the language of a passage is hard to parse, skip it and come back later. Odds are it will make much more sense the second time around, and if it doesn't, at least you didn't waste time that you could have spent answering easier questions.

And then you lived happily ever after.

What's Next?

Need more resources for AP English Literature? See our complete guide to the AP Literature Exam , our complete list of AP English Literature practice tests , and our AP English Literature Reading List .

Also taking AP Language and Composition? We have an expert guide to AP Lang and Comp , a comprehensive list of AP Language and Composition practice tests , and a list of 55 AP English Language terms you must know.

If you're taking other AP exams, check out our five-step AP study plan , when to start studying for AP exams , and how to find the best AP practice tests .

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Secondary Sources

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The review of related literature allows us to identify the questions that are still needed to be answered regarding a research topic.

Which of the following roles of RRL does this refer to?

The RRL leads to definitions of problems, selection of methods, and interpretation of findings.

The RRL reports contribution of others to the study.

The RRL states the stand of the researcher on conflicting views relative to the study.

The RRL provides sources of significant problems.

It refers to the traits, attributes, or even symbols which measurements vary among the subjects or objects of study.

Research Problems

Research Questions

Research Variables

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Constant Variable

Dependent Variable

None of the above

The review of related literature prevents researchers to reiterate the discussions that had already been made by previous researchers.

The RRL points out authoritative evidences supportive of the study.

The RRL helps us conceptualize and justify the research because an extensive review can assure no duplication.

Tell whether the statement below is TRUE or FALSE.

The dependent variable is the cause and the independent variable is the effect.

Research Variables can identified with the use of _________________.

Research Introduction

Research Methods

The review of related literature enables researchers to look through research instruments from previous researches that can also be used to answer their own research questions.

The RRL provides source of significant problems.

Research Problem:

The researchers intend to find out how the different kind of sports student-athletes play help develop their critical thinking.

Which of the following is the BEST independent variable for the problem?

Types of Sports

Age of Student-Athletes

Score on Critical Thinking Assessment

The researches would like to know how too much exposure to gadgets affects the eye-sight of 15-year old students.

Which of the following is the BEST dependent variable for this problem?

Age of Students

Number of hours the eyes were exposed to gadgets

Eye Grade After Excessive Exposure

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Objectives: To analyze the low to medium distractor efficiency items in a multiple-choice question (MCQ) paper for item writing flaws. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted at Islamic International Medical College Rawalpindi, in October 2019. Archived item- analysis report from a midyear medium stakes MCQ paper of 2nd year MBBS class, was analyzed to determine the non-functional distractors (NFDs) and distractor efficiency (DE) of items, in a total of 181 MCQs. DE was categorized as low (3-4 NFDs), medium (1-2 NFDs) and high (0 NFD). Subsequently, qualitative document analysis of the MCQ paper whose item analysis report was assessed was conducted to investigate the item flaws in the low to medium DE items. The flaws identified were coded and grouped as, within option flaws, alignment flaws between options and stem/ lead-in and other flaws. Results: Distractor efficiency was high in 69 items (38%), moderate in 75 items (42%) and low in 37 items (20%). The item-writing flaws i...

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The number of distractors needed for high quality multiple choice questions (MCQs) will be determined by many factors. These include firstly whether English language is their mother tongue or a foreign language; secondly whether the instructors who construct the questions are experts or not; thirdly the time spent on constructing the options is also an important factor. It has been observed by Tarrant et al that more time is often spent on constructing questions than on tailoring sound, reliable, and valid distractors. Firstly, to investigate the effects of reducing the number of options on psychometric properties of the item. Secondly, to determine the frequency of functioning distractors among three or four options in the MCQs examination of the dermatology course in University of Bahri, College of Medicine. This is an experimental study which was performed by means of a dermatology exam, MCQs type. Forty MCQs, with one correct answer for each question were constructed. Two sets o...

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These Literature multiple-choice questions and their answers will help you strengthen your grip on the subject of Literature. You can prepare for an upcoming exam or job interview with these Literature MCQs. So scroll down and start answering.

1: In "bernice bobs her hair," bernice is the _______ in the story.

A.   Symbol of fun

B.   Stock character

C.   Protagonist

D.   Genre

2: ______________ themes are applicable to any group or culture at any time in history.

A.   Recurring

B.   Universal

C.   Heroic

D.   Open-ended

3: The narrator of a poem is known as the __________.

A.   Implied

B.   Author

C.   Persona

D.   Speaker voice

4: A _____ sentence helps to give additional evidence for a claim or a main idea.

A.   Figurative Language

B.   Supporting Evidence

C.   Supporting

D.   Supporting Sentence

5: Alternative weekly papers are having ______ circulation.

A.   Format

B.   Muckraker

C.   Declining

D.   The blacklist

6: ______________ is the basic material out of which most plots are made.

A.   Conflict

B.   Exposition

C.   Crisis

7: Two or more paragraphs that explain and develop a complex, key idea are called _____.

A.   Transitional passages

B.   Clarification paragraphs

C.   Essay unifiers

D.   Paragraph blocks

8: School warning markings are __________ or yellow pavement markings that read school zone.

A.   Blue

B.   Green

C.   Purple

D.   White

9: Sending an e-mail to a client to ask for certain data is an example of a _____.

A.   Two minute action task.

B.   Three minute action task.

C.   Four minute action task.

D.   Five minute action task.

10: Trade occurs, generally speaking, because it is a _______ sum game.

A.   Positive

B.   Negative

C.   Neutral

D.   None of above

11: In ""The Pardoner's Tale,"" Death is portrayed as ____________.

A.   Both the price of wickedness and an actual person

B.   Both a skeletal figure and an evil angel

C.   An old man selling wares by the side of the road

D.   An archangel who kills people through natural disaster and war

12: Literature in play form is also known as __________.

A.   Drama

B.   Nonfiction

C.   Prose

D.   Fiction

E.   Prose

F.   Poetry

13: The antagonist usually brings __________ to the __________.

A.   Peace . . . main character

B.   Irony . . . plot

C.   Conflict . . . protagonist

D.   Resolution . . . setting

14: "o death, where is thy sting?" is an example of _____.

A.   Oxymoron

B.   Hyperbole

C.   Metaphor

D.   Apostrophe

15: Argumentative or persuasive types of writing are also called _____.

A.   Exposition

B.   Illustrative

C.   Writing

D.   Propaganda

E.   Vignette

16: It is better to read ______.

A.   In a loud place

B.   At the end of the day

C.   In long blocks

D.   In a quiet location

17: Metonymy is best defined as a figure of speech in which __________.

A.   Human characteristics are attributed to objects or animals

B.   One noun is substituted for another with which it is closely associated

C.   Exaggeration is used for emphasis

D.   A part of something stands for the whole

18: In a topical paragraph, each sentence should support the _____.

A.   Revolves around a main idea that is expressed in its topic

B.   Formatting Excerpts

C.   Five Points of Illuminating

D.   Coordinating Conjunctions

19: Archetypes are useful in literature because __________.

A.   Courageous and goal-oriented characters.

B.   Archetypes portray characters in conflicts and events ...

C.   Heaven vs. Wilderness/ in unusual places

20: During the drafting stage of the writing process, you _____.

A.   Check your facts for accuracy

B.   Caring for Your House Cat

C.   Do more investigation of your topic

D.   Building a writing portfolio

21: During the revising stage in the writing process, the author _____.

A.   Drafting

B.   Brainstorming

C.   Clustering

D.   Tranistion

E.   Prewriting

22: In autobiographical writing, the purpose of the exposition is to _____.

A.   Nonfiction

C.   Propaganda

D.   John Smith

23: One reason for making a new outline of your work while revising is to _____.

A.   Prepare your work for your writing portfolio.

B.   Faulty coordination

C.   Sentence flow

D.   Circular subordination

24: The greek term "peripeteia" refers to the __________.

A.   Scene of suffering

B.   Reversal of situation

C.   Recognition

D.   Exodos

25: The quality of making writing short and unified is called _____.

A.   Conciseness

B.   Illustrative writing

C.   Autobiography

D.   Exposition

E.   Expository

26: The structure of "ballad of birmingham" by dudley randall is described best as __________.

A.   A sonnet

B.   An elegiac broadside

C.   A broadside ballad

D.   Free verse

27: The written language used by the ________ is hieroglyphics.

A.   Egyptians

B.   Athena

C.   Persians

D.   Centaurs

28: When editing your essay for verb tense, it is important to _____.

A.   Make time shifts only after your topic has been fully explained

B.   Alternate verb tenses frequently throughout your paper

C.   Ensure that each paragraph maintains the same verb tense throughout

D.   Change verb tenses to refer to future events within sentences

29: Elements of tone include _____.

A.   Diction

B.   Details

C.   Dialogue

D.   Imagery

E.   Setting

30: All of the following information should be researched before a job interview except _____.

A.   The occupational field

B.   The employer

C.   The office dimensions

D.   The specific job

31: All of these types of figurative language appear in the excerpt above except __________.

A.   Simile

B.   "Ah, when she moved, she moved more ways than one:"

C.   "I swear she cast a shadow white as stone."

D.   The subject of the poem is deer and the flight risk that they pose.

32: The stage of plot that comes directly after exposition is called _____

A.   Resolution

B.   Climax

C.   Rising action

33: ?tone? refers to the __________.

A.   The reader's response to the writing and the writer

B.   The way a piece looks on the page, including font and color

C.   The way a piece is written, its manner of expression

D.   The writer's attitude toward the writing and audience

34: When revising the overall structure of your essay, you should _____.

A.   Analyze the balance of information

B.   The overall structure of an essay consists of the ...

C.   .include sentences of various lengths analyze the balance of information

D.   List specific questions about both subjects

35: A metagoal refers to _____.

A.   The overall amount of energy devoted to any given purchase

B.   The general nature of the outcome being sought

C.   The conscious thinking of all decision processes

D.   Using nonfinancial criteria to make purchase decisions

E.   None of the above

36: According to poe, there is a radical error in the __________.

A.   Consideration of an effect

B.   Elaborate and vacillating crudities of thought

C.   Red paint and the black patches

D.   Usual mode of constructing a story

37: Pontificating is ________.

A.   Not changeable

B.   Speaking in a pompous way

C.   Both a and b

D.   None of these

38: Creons tragic flaw is __________.

A.   Arrest Antigone and sentence her to death

B.   Stubbornness

C.   Pride

D.   Ethos

39: The greek term anagnorisis refers to the __________.

A.   Recognition

B.   Scene of suffering

C.   Reversal of situation

40: In the weighted point evaluation method, the product that is usually selected is the one with ____.

A.   A list of approved vendors

B.   The highest overall score

C.   The college offers a choice of PC and Macintosh computer platforms.

D.   Weighted point method

E.   Small organizations

41: The poet who wrote "birches" was _____.

A.   Walt Whitman

B.   Robert Frost

C.   Edwin Markham

D.   James Russell Lowell

42: A literary work

A.   Assumption

B.   Generalization

C.   Motivation

D.   Characterization

43: A narrator that uses ______________________ point of view could be nicknamed a "know-it-all."

A.   First person

B.   Omniscient

C.   Objective

44: The victorian era

A.   Prosperity and poverty

B.   Industrialization and benefits of the past

C.   Scientific theory and religious beliefs

D.   Revolution and the status quo

45: The narrators __________ voice is mainly due to the use of __________.

A.   Realistic imagery.

B.   Depressive metaphors.

C.   Exaggerative hyperbole

46: Oedipus speaks of _____ as seer and student of mysteries.

A.   Teiresias.

B.   Cithaeron

C.   Creon

D.   Pollution

E.   Creon, weave

47: The witches dance wildly around their caldron in a ____ frenzy.

A.   Clamorous

B.   Perturbed

C.   Pristine

D.   Virtuous

48: The section of the sonnet that sets the theme is called the _____.

A.   Octave.

B.   Couplet

C.   Sight Rhyme

D.   End Rhyme

49: Some consider chinua achebe the __________ of african literature.

A.   Father

B.   Destroyer

C.   Stepchild

D.   Only writer

50: The narrator joins the group of pilgrims as a result of _____.

A.   To go back to town and get the wine and bread

B.   Talk to

C.   Spring

D.   The Plowman

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