AP lang exam
P2- The first paragraph of the passage employs all of the following contrasts EXCEPT
"another fashion" and "no place in the popular imagination" (lines 11-13)
P2- Which of the following phrases in the first paragraph employs BOTH hyperbole and metaphor?
"consecrating with the radiance of her goodness" (line 7)
P2- All of the following words and phrases serve a similar purpose EXCEPT
"demons" (line 14)
P2- In the first paragraph, all of the following words and phrases are used to present the popular conception of Florence Nightingale EXCEPT
"interesting" (lines 16-17)
P2- In the first paragraph, all of the following words have specific religious meanings EXCEPT
"maiden" (line 3)
P1- In the first paragraph, which of the following phrases is used ironically?
"nobler sex" (line 16)
P1- In which of the following phrases in the first paragraph does the speaker use mock-serious diction for satiric effect?
"philosophical experiments" (lines 22-23)
P2- The third paragraph implies a contrast between all of the following EXCEPT
"reports of the medical commissions...histories of hospitals" (line 51-53)
P1- Which of the following words is used with two meanings?
"rights" (line 1
P2- Which of the following is the climactic contrast of the passage?
"swan...eagle" (line 72)
P4- The predicate nominative that complements "That principle," the subject of the second sentence (lines 6-10), is
"that the sole end...self-protection"
P4- Which of the following are given as allowable methods for preventing a member of society from harming other individuals?
I, II, and III
P4- According to the passage, which of the following groups may be forced to act in a particular way?
I, and III
P2- Which of the following best describes the structure of the first paragraph?
It is divided into two contrasting parts, with the division coming in line 9.
P1- Which of the following best describes the relationship between lines 33-49 (paragraph two) and lines 1-32 (paragraph one)
Lines 33-49 mark an important shift in the tone of the passage
P3- In stating that "the same question might well have been addressed to Socrates" (line 10-11), the author implies that
Socrates should have questioned his own refusal to enter politics
P3- How does the speaker answer the question of how Socrates supported himself and his family?
The author does not resolve this question.
P2- Which of the following best describes the structure of the passage as a whole?
The first paragraph gives an overview, and the second, third, and fourth paragraphs develop chronologically.
P4- With which of the following would the speaker most likely agree?
The only appropriate reason to inhibit a citizen having mature faculties is to prevent harm to others
P4- Which of the following would the speaker be LEAST likely to encourage?
absolute freedom of action
P3- The alliteration in the opening of the fifth paragraph (lines 27-28) has the effect of
adding a sinister "hissing" sound that emphasizes Socrates's disdain
P4- The principle embodied in the phrase "the individual is sovereign (line 29) is limited to actions that
affect only the individual
P1- In line 54 of the third paragraph, the author refers to Daniel Webster as
an example of the male's superiority to the female
P1- The tone of the second paragraph can best be described as
angry and authoritative
P1- The rhetorical purpose of the first paragraph of the passage is to
comically present issues with which the serious second paragraph will not be concerned
P1- Together with lines 53-54 ("We need not prove ourselves..."), the argument in lines 56-59 ("We need not prove our...")
demonstrates that the weak as well as the ignorant may vote
P3- In note #2, the speaker's rhetorical purpose in quoting Socrates's description of rival upstart philosophers from the Republic is to
dismiss the supposed quote from Socrates, because Plato had put the words into Socrate's mouth years later.
P3- Socrates's purpose in referring to the Athenian assembly as "mere dunces and weaklings" (line 26) is to
encourage Charmides to get over his intimidation and to join in the public debates
P4- The second paragraph relates to the first paragraph in that it
gives exceptions to the principle of individual sovereignty discussed in the first paragraph
P4- Which of the following rhetorical devices can be found in the essay?
historical allusion
P2- The significant difference of the syntax of the second paragraph from the rest of the passage is its use of
interrogative sentences
P4- Which term best describes the tone of the essay?
matter of fact
P3- The list of professions which Socrates claims are representative of the men in the assembly implies that
men in the assembly have neither the training nor the aptitude for politics
P1- Which of the following rhetorical devices are used more frequently in the second paragraph
parallel constructions
P4- The sentence "These are good reasons... otherwise" (lines 18-22) is effective because of its
parallel syntax
P4- Which of the following does the passage imply the speaker values most highly?
protection of the members of society
P3- The cumulative effect of the repetition of short sentences is the opening of paragraphs 7 and 8 is to
provide a matter-of-fact description of Socrates's middle-class upbringing
P3- The author's repetition of the word "once" in the first sentence serves the rhetorical purpose of
reinforcing the atypical nature of Socrates's suggestion
P2- Which of the following best defines the word "succour" of lines 4-5
relieve
P2- The words "call" (line 20) and "mysterious" (line 21) in the second paragraph are related to the diction of the first paragraph because their meanings are associated with
religion
P3- The rhetorical effect of using direct quotations from Socrates is that they
reveal the humanity of the ancient philosopher
P1- The primary rhetorical purpose of the speaker of the passage is to
reveal the injustice to women in the present laws
P3- The primary pirpose of the story of the "little bald-headed tinker" (note #2) is to demonstrate
that Socrates's rivals were unfit by nature to be philosophers
P1- The details of lines 5-7 ("to seat every man at the head of a cradle, and to clothe every woman in male attire") probably derive from
the arguments of men who oppose women's suffrage
P3- The speaker is surprised to see Socrates display "the kind of social prejudice-and of mere ranting-one would not expect" (lines 40-42) for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that
the differentiation between craftsmen and artists was vague in Socrates's time
P2- In which of the following sentences is the use of parallel structure most important?
the eighth ("and so...", lines 15-18)
P4- The "one very simple principle" (lines 1-2) is that
the government should coerce an individual only when that individual's actions will harm others
P4- It can be inferred from the passage that despotism is NOT acceptable when
the government's actions do not produce the necessary improvement in its citizens
P2- In which sentence in the first paragraph does the author use archaic diction and chilchés?
the second (The saintly...", lines 2-8)
P1- In lines 29-31, part of the comedy in the references to the "heel of a boot" and "the Russian belt" is due to the fact that
they are worn by men to appear taller and thinner
P3- Socrates cites all of the following stereotypes about public servants EXCEPT
they could become competent given the correct training
P2- In the second paragraph, the sentence that is most likely to surprise the conventional expectations of a reader is the
third (Why, as a...", lines 23-26)
P4- According to the passage, who of the following may society compel to act correctly?
those who harm others
P1- The speaker wishes to keep "the question of equality distinct from the question of rights" (lines 62-63) because
though their equality may be doubted, there can be no doubt about women's being denied their rights
P1- Lines 17-21 advance the argument that
women's clothing may be more imposing than men's
