MCQ AP ENG III Test

Which of the following statements best summarizes the main claim about Crazy Horse's cultural legacy that is developed in the passage?

He embodies the virtue of humility in Lakota society.

Where should a thesis statement appear?

1st paragraph

In describing Crazy Horse as "painfully shy" near the beginning of the seventh paragraph, the author offers which of the following?

An attribution of an emotional quality to explain Crazy Horse's humble demeanor

Which of the following does the author represent as an effect of "congregat[ing] in places of high environmental risk" (paragraph 3, sentence 8) ?

Dangers that disproportionately affect certain communities

According to the fourth paragraph, the battles of June 1876 established Crazy Horse's reputation for which of the following?

Leadership skill on the battlefield

At what point in his development of the passage's line of reasoning does the author arrive at his thesis?

The first four sentences of the third paragraph ("Not yet . . . even setbacks")

Which of the following best describes the relationship of the second and third paragraphs to the first paragraph?

The second and third paragraphs develop a line of reasoning to support the first paragraph's claim about self-reliance in America.

In the fourth paragraph, the author cites Thomas Friedman primarily to

acknowledge that the arguments of flat-world proponents are more complex than he has previously suggested

In the sixth sentence of the fifth paragraph ("We may . . . do so"), the author places quotation marks around the phrase "bowl alone" primarily to

attribute the phrase to another author

What three parts make up a thesis statement?

identification of topic/focus, the purpose/claim, and at least 3 subtopics/supporting points identification of topic/focus, the purpose/claim, and at least 3 subtopics/supporting points