AP English final exam review

by referring to the "affectionate hearted woman" (line 49) as both "simple-minded" (lines 48) and "one of the most learned women" (lines 52-53), the author suggests that

a cultivated intellect benefits even ordinary people

the author's attitude toward the girl depicted in lines 53-77 is best described as

admiring

taken as a whole, the. passage can be best regarded as

an argument for enlarging and enriching the minds of women

the tone of lines 3-19 ("if it is said....is untrue")is most accurately characterized as

analytical

the author's rhetorical stance is characterized by a dynamic tension between her

appeal for change and her insistence that such a change does not threaten the status quo

the author mentions a stereotype about women in lines 10-11 ("it is said...superficial") primarily to

dismiss a familiar argument against giving women access to scholarly subjects traditionally reserved for men

the effect of mentioning "with much hesitation and many blushes") (lines 70-71) is to

illustrate the societal constraints the girl faced

by associating learning with housekeeping (lines 30-42), the author

suggests an immediate practical advantage to educating women

in lines 78-79, the phrase "the great...mature" presents a metaphor that

suggests the capacity of abstract study to enrich one's experience of the world

which of the following best describes a strategy the author uses to win favor of her audience?

addressing readers from the outsetas being reasonable people of goodwill

in lines 19-25 ('men do not...the kitchen") the author

supports a claim by comparing work-related activities

a central irony of the passage is that the author

argues for expanding women's educational opportunities to improve their performance in traditional roles

the author's chief strategy in lines 47-86 ("one of the best...less happy") is to

develop a point through an extended example