AP LANG PRACTICE QUIZ

taken as a whole the passage is best described as

E. An argument employing illustrative comparisons

In the context of the sentence in which it occurs, the phrase "consistently with his dignity" (line 37) points out

The conflict between decorum and thoroughness for the historian

in context headsmen is best understood to mean

executioners

in the final sentence the author presents the rounding of a period and the pointing an antithesis as examples of

flourishes that can obscure truth

the use of the phrase certain truths has the effect of

forcing the reader to infer from earlier material what the phrase means

the argument used by the speaker demonstrates the truth inherent in the paradox that

freedom can enslave

at the end of the third sentence their fate refers to the fate of

historical figures

the function of the quoted sentences is to

illustrate an assertion

by the ruling power in the US the speaker means the

majority of views

the opening sentence of the second paragraph primarily serves to

make an assertion that is then supported with argumentation

the tone of the last two sentence of paragraph 1 is best described as

ominous

the author portrays the critics mentioned in the first sentence as people who are likely to

prefer formal history

The author uses the phrase "highly ornamented narrative" (line 51) to refer to the type of writing that is

produced by biographers skilled at writing

the authors strategy in the first two sentences is to

promote an impression of sympathy with public preferences

the primary function of the second paragraph is to

recapitulate ideas in the first paragraph and provide a transition to the third paragraph

in the second sentence of the second paragraph the repetition of the word things primarily serves to

strengthen an assertion by broadening its implications

i. the context of the passage the reason that few who read history derive any advantage from their labors is that

the historian themselves to present historical figures unrealistically

the master quoted in sentences5-9

the ruling power of a democratic republic

of the following contrasts which pertains most directly tot he theme of the passage?

their appearance in publics and their real characters

the author suggests that the preference of many readers for secret memoirs and private anecdotes is

a justifiable form of curiosity

it can be inferred that the existence mentioned in the last sentence of paragraph 1 will be characterized primarily by

alienation

in the context of the entire passage the word anecdote is best understood to mean

an informal story involving personal details

in context the fine of the authors remark that it does not occur legitimate question is best described as

blunt and polemical

In the context of the passage as a whole, the authors description of her teacher views in the middle of the first paragraph is best characterized as

careful reflection in the biases that influenced her teachers judgement

the phrase let us beware helps establish that speaker as

concerned about potential abuses of power within democratic republics

In the context, the phrase "half-finished sentences" (line 21) can best be described as

a reference to informal candor

in the context of the passage coarse is best interpreted as

crude

the purpose of the sentence a plain narrative is to

develop a statement made in the previous sentence

the authors use of word injected conveys her tone of

disgust with the coercive aspects of modern education methods

it can be inferred that the few refers most specifically to

dissenters

the speakers cited la bruyere and moliere as evidence that writers in powerful European monarchies

we're able to condemn the foolishness that they discovered within their societies