Ap lang test

In his description of the United States Army's plan "to capture and herd all the Lakota onto reservations once and for all" toward the end of the fourth paragraph, the author's tone conveys which of the following?

Disapproval of the Army's

Which version of the underlined portion of sentence 1 best accomplishes this goal?

Epidemic

In the last sentence of the fourth paragraph, the authors focus shifts from

Euro American history

According to the fourth paragraph, the battles of June 1876 established

Leadership skill

Should the writer make this addition after sentence 13?

No, because it detracts from the discussion of the implications of the study's findings and thus interrupts the flow of the passage's conclusion.

Should the writer delete the underlined text?

No. Because it offers information

The writer wants to change this passage so that it will be appropriate for doctors and other scientists rather than a general audience. In order to make the passage appropriate for the intended audience, which sentence is most necessary for the writer to delete?

Sentence 18

The passive constructions "he became known"

Stories by his

The primary purpose of sentences 4 and 5 of the second paragraph ("Among . . . actually are") in the speaker's line of reasoning is to

distinguish different types and degrees of uselessness

The writer is considering changing the beginning of sentence 1 (reproduced below) to better introduce the topic and engage the reader's attention.

"Know yourself" is a well known maxim but the latest findings in social psychology suggest

in the first paragraph, the speaker introduces an argument that criticizes

"intellectual aloofness" (sentence 5)

Hotspur represents an example of

"the men who quell the storm and ride the thunder" (paragraph 2, sentence 7)

The passage is most likely excerpted from which of the following?

A Lakota author's account

In the first sentence of the passage, the speaker engages the attention of the audience with which of the following types of statements

A cautionary recommendation

Which of the following choices best accomplishes this goal?

If the researchers' conclusions are correct, careful attention to your behavior is an important tool for ensuring smooth interactions with others.

Should the writer keep or delete this sentence?

Keep it, because it offers a contrasting position that helps rebut the counterargument presented in the third paragraph.

The speaker's tone in the passage is best described as

critical

The writer wants to add a new sentence at the end of the third paragraph (sentences 8-12) to show how the information in the paragraph serves as evidence for the passage's primary claim. Which of the following choices best accomplishes this goal?

According to Sun and Vazire, these results suggest that "there might be some biases that prevent people from recognizing their own agreeable behaviors or disagreeable behaviors."

Which of the following sentences, if placed before sentence 1, would best introduce the topic to the audience and help set up the main argument of the passage?

According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Americans are not getting enough sleep.

Which observation best counters the speaker's argument about action in the passage?

Action without discretion can incur disastrous results.

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 is the most logical place to insert this sentence in the paragraph?

Before sentence 11

Which of the following choices accurately describes a strategic stylistic decision that the speaker makes in the first two sentences of the second paragraph (*It is not. • nor defeat") ?

Clauses beginning with "who" are used repeatedly to emphasize engaging images of the men under discussion.

Which of the following is a logical conclusion that can be derived from the final two paragraphs of the passage?

Crazy Horse displayed ferocity and courage in battle and modesty in dress and speech.

In the sixth paragraph, the author uses the story of the name His Horse Stands in Sight to illustrate which of the following?

Crazy horses combination

Which of the following versions of the underlined portion of sentence 5 best accomplishes this goal?

Designed

Which of the following changes to the underlined portion of sentence 16 (reproduced below) most effectively expresses the relationship between ideas in the sentence?

Even if the measurements are not exact,

Which of the following sentences best accomplishes this goal?

Granted, fitness trackers are not perfect tools.

Which of the following best describes how the author represents western American history, written by euro Americans

He acknowledges it

Which of the following statements best summarizes the main claim about crazy horses cultural legacy that is developed in the passage?

He embodies the virtue

Which of the following best explains the authors use of the qualifier "probably" in the first sentence of the seventh paragraph

The author has credible evidence of only two public speeches by crazy horse

The writer wants to add a sentence after sentence 7 to expand on the narrative in the second paragraph and provide additional context for the third paragraph. Which of the following choices best accomplishes this goal?

These self-ratings were then compared to the assessments of researchers who listened to the subjects' audio recordings.

Which of the following characteristics does the author anticipate may be true of some members of the audience

They are more familiar with Euro-American accounts of Crazy Horse than with Lakota accounts.

Sitting Bull's example in the fifth paragraph illustrates which feature of Lakota culture?

Warrior societies

Should the writer add this senctence

Yes, because it provides commentary that helps explain why the details presented in sentence 6 are important to the point the writer is making in the paragraph.

In the first paragraph, the speaker suggests that "the man of lettered leisure" (sentence 1) has a

choice regarding his attitude toward involvement

The passage as a whole claims that the learned cynic's core failings are

cowardice and inauthenticity

In the context of the first paragraph, the speaker uses the word "temptation" in the first sentence to convey disapproval of the tendency to

disengage from moral responsibility

The relationship between the first and second paragraphs is best characterized as

the juxtaposition of two contrasting personality types