AP English 2001 Exam pt. 4

Which of the following is used to mock an attitude toward linguistic change?

"apocalyptically" (lines 1-2)

All of the following statements are true of the first sentence of paragraph 2 (lines 23-25) EXCEPT:

It contradicts the conclusion reached at the end of paragraph 1.

The analogy in lines 34-37 accomplishes all of the following EXCEPT:

It introduces an image that reappears in the last paragraph.

In lines 31-32, "this Olympian point of view" refers specifically to the perspective of one who is

aware of the "historical picture" (lines 25-26)

Part of the speaker's rhetorical strategy in paragraph 1 is to

discredit invalid views on the topic

Taken as a whole, the passage is best described as a

discussion of differing attitudes toward linguistic change

A central contrast presented in the passage is that between

immediate and long-term views of language changes

In lines 21-22, the speaker refers to a possible comparison between baseball players of different eras to illustrate that

judgments about declining standards are difficult to support

The speaker cites Silone's comment (lines 58-59) in order to

justify the statement in the preceding sentence

The italicization of "their" in line 16 suggests that

the terms "hacks" and "bureaucrats" apply also to the writers of the materials mentioned in lines 8-10

In lines 39-40, the phrase" current critics" refers most directly to

the writers of the" standard jeremiads of the Sunday supplements" (lines 3-4)