Unit 7 Progress Check: MCQ AP LANG

Which of the following versions of the underlined portion of sentence 1 most effectively accomplishes this goal?

"e-reader," to use instead of print books in my college literature classes.

The writer wants sentence 10 (reproduced below) to provide a logical, vivid description of the experience of reading with an e-reader. "I would read quickly, seeing page after page of disembodied text, words flashing by me on a screen—I often felt overwhelmed." Which of the following versions of sentence 10 most effectively accomplishes this goal?

(As it is now)

The writer wants to add an anecdote to the first paragraph that orients the reader to the argument of the passage. Which of the following choices best accomplishes this goal?

A story about reading an English novel with an e-reader and then being unable to recall major elements of the plot

The author characterizes the Athenians as "the citizens of one out of a thousand cities" (paragraph 5) in order to convey which of the following

Even if the Athenians were shown to be an artistic people, that designation should not be extended to all peoples of ancient Greece

The writer wants to combine sentences 3 and 4 (reproduced below) in a way that expresses the unequal relationship between the ideas in these sentences. "I discovered that print is better suited to in-depth reading. E-readers have numerous advantages." In the context of the passage as a whole, which of the following choices best achieves this goal?

Even though e-readers have numerous advantages, I discovered that print is better suited to in-depth reading.

The writer wants sentence 20 (reproduced below) to provide commentary that reflects the complexity of the discussion in the paragraph and the passage. "You can expect to read quite a bit in college." Which of the following versions of sentence 20 most effectively accomplishes this goal?

However, I understood that my level of engagement with these materials was not as profound as it was with primary texts such as Shakespeare's plays.

Which of the following describes the purpose of the last sentence of the passage?

It connects the author's imagined scenario to his claim about the Athenians.

In the third paragraph, the last sentence ("There is no ... gold" ) does which of the following?

It emphasizes a claim about artistic eras that has previously been explained.

The writer is considering deleting the underlined portion of sentence 16 (reproduced below). "In short, the e-reader was good for enumeration, but only the printed text enabled interpretation." Should the writer delete the underlined text?

No, because it enhances the writer's credibility by acknowledging a counterclaim to the argument that print books are superior to e-readers.

In the second paragraph, the two commas in the last sentence serve which of the following purposes?

They separate three related objections to which the author imagines himself responding.

The writer is considering adding the phrase "for reading that requires intense concentration" to the end of sentence 8 (reproduced below). "Despite these advantages, I discovered that e-readers do not work well." Should the writer make this addition?

Yes, because it appropriately limits the scope of the writer's claim.

In the first sentence, the way in which the author combines clauses after the main verb "is" ("what makes an artist . . . a good work of art") indicates that he

attaches equal importance to the topics he intends to address

The author most likely chose to introduce her argument by way of a personal anecdote in order to

challenge her audience's assumptions about Wyoming residents

At the beginning of the fourth paragraph ("WHAT . . . people?"), the author uses all capitals primarily to

emphasize the disbelief with which he expects the audience to react to his argument

In the sentence toward the middle of the final paragraph ("But if Wyoming . . . choose to live here"), the author uses subordination to

highlight the difficulty of attracting minorities to rural states

In the closing lines of the passage ("I love the mountains . . . the space"), the author affirms her sense of attachment to Wyoming by

offering a poetic description of Wyoming's natural beauty

At the end of the second paragraph ("And yet . . . India"), the author includes a series of clauses that serve to

qualify the argument that Wyoming's political culture lacks diversity

In the context of the passage as a whole, the sixth paragraph ("Since that . . . 90 percent white") primarily serves to

reveal the author's concern about how diversity is represented in Wyoming politics

The writer wants to expand on the advice offered at the conclusion of the passage to bring the argument to a close. Which of the following versions of the underlined portion of sentence 21 (reproduced below) most effectively accomplishes this goal? "My advice to students contemplating e-readers is to realize that not all reading experiences are the same."

same; for immersive experiences, which are crucial to any serious field of study, print is the way to go.

The writer wants to combine sentences 18 and 19 (reproduced below) to emphasize the relationship between the ideas in these sentences. "It proved an invaluable tool for research projects involving secondary sources. It was more efficient to read scholarly articles on my e-reader than to go to the library for hard copies." Which version of the underlined text best accomplishes this goal?

sources because it

In the sixth sentence of the third paragraph ("She campaigned . . . and to her"), the author uses the dash primarily to

stress a significant connection