AP MCQ 1
37. Line 4 Suggests that "we" respond to " the crime"
A- Superficially
55. The passage as a whole is most indebted to which literary tradition?
A- The gothic
45. The narrator of the passage is best described as
A- an engaging raconteur
52. The relation between the first paragraph and the second is best described as
A- assertion and explanation
38. Lines 5-8 draw a contrast between
A- technoligical and moral understanding
35. The initial clauses in lines 1-2 ( Read...sleep) are best described as
B- Commands
47. Lines (9-11) ( I don't... alone" contain an instance of
B- Sly Understatement
44. Taken as a whole, the poem is best understood to be
B- an admonition
46. The long interruption in the first sentence serves to
B- generate amusement and draw in the reader
53. In the second paragraph, the wind is characterized as a
B- thwarted spirit
34 .The poem is best described as
C- An italian sonnet
49. In lines 14- 20, the narrator uses which approach in mantaining that "there are not...many people who would care to sleep in a church (lines 8-9)
C- Issuing a dare
42. The phrase " our poison" (line 12) most likely refers to
C- aggresive insticts
54. The tone of lines 41-44 (Ugh!...church) is best described as one of
C- wry aversion
39. The primary purpose of lines 5-8 is to
D- allege that humans fail at both sublimity and profundity
40. In lines 9-14, the speaker suggests that " this earth" will likely
D- be marred by recurring violence and suffering
41. Line 10 is notable for its use of all of the following EXCEPT
D- internal rhyme
51. The use of "previously" in line 19 suggests the narrator's belief that the opponent
D- might lose his courage in the churchyard at night
36. The tone of the statement in line 3 is best characterized as
E- Ironic
43. What course of action would the speaker most wish people to take?
E- Understand the sources of violence and work to change them .
50. In line 18, "singly" is best understood to mean
E- alone
48. The function of lines 11-14 ( A great.. by night") is to
E- limit the scope of a claim in anticipation of objects