Ap lang
Which of the following rhetorical devices is used in lines 35-38 ("he had neither... satiety")
A. Antithesis
The author most likely includes the clause "He saw accordingly in man little but what the vulgarest eye can see" (lines 59-60) in order to
A. Convey the limitation of Bentham's perception
The device used in lines 8-17 ("We can... values") to convey Franklin's character is
B. Hypothetical examples
In the passage, the author's overall attitude toward Bentham can be best describes as
E. Essentially negative
The speaker uses lines 30-40 ("i could not... largely excluded") primarily to
A. Emphasize the effects of racism by cataloging his experiences
The final paragraph (lines 30-37) functions as
C. An authorial judgement about a preceding discussion
The author indicates that a writer's ability to work w metaphor and imagery is less important than
D. The power to emphasize w others
The speaker's tone might best be described as
E. Civil but angry
In the context of lines 43-48, "self-consciousness" means
E. Introspection
In line 13, "failure" most directly refers to
E. an inability to ascerain definitively
Line 7 ("continually knocking his hands, head and heart") provides an example of
B. Alliteration
The area of experience of which Bentham is said to be most ignorant is the
C. Emotional
The sentence in lines 54-62 includes all the following except
E. An oxymoron
The passage as a whole is best characterized as
C. A critical evaluation
In lines 35-48 ("he had neither... in him"), the author suggests that Bentham
C. Cannot understand strong human feelings
The primary imagery of the passage is that of
C. Confinement
The sentence that begins in line 41 ("For our own) marks a shift from
C. Discursive musing to direct argument
As used in line 55, "gainsay" is best interpreted to mean
A. Deny
One purpose of the first paragraph is to
C. Distinguish between two types of imagination
In the context of the passage, the reference to the "canary" (line 43) most likely suggests which of the following?
C. The canary, like the goldfish, does not sing with much variety
He effectiveness of the final paragraph is primarily a result of its
C. Use of specific example
The word "education" refers to
D. Learning obtained through experience
Which of the following bests describes the relationship between the first paragraph and the second paragraph?
A. The second paragraph used the claims made at the end of the first paragraph to examine an individual
The misunderstanding discussed in lines 35-37 is that many who study Franklin
B. Confuse Franklin's public statements with his private beliefs
Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?
B. Mock solemnity
This passage is most probably excerpted dekm
D. A biography of Franklin intended for a general audience
The speakers primary purpose in the passage is to
D. Convey the psychological impact of a system of segregation
The function of the second sentence lines (4-7) is to
A. Dispense with a possible explanation
The function of the opening sentence might best be described as
B. Establishing the status of a situation
The stylistic feature most evident in lines 32-62 us the use of
B. Repeated syntactical patterns
Which of the following sentences best represents the author's main point in the passage?
A. "Franklin has a particular resonance in twenty-first-century America (lines 1-2)
The author characterized Bentham primarily as an individual who
B. Lacks poetic insight
The author's discussion of Bentham's ability to use imagery (lines 1-9) is best described as one of
E. Qualified appreciation
The author's attitude toward Bentham's abilities as a writer might be best described as
A. Dismissive because of the narrowness of Bentham's experience and understanding
"They" in line 21 of the passage refers to people who
D. Have reservations about Franklin's values
The primary effect of the discussion in the second and third paragraphs (lines 13-44) is one of
D. Subtle humor because of the contrived nature of the argument
In the first paragraph of the passage l, "Randy roosters and operatic hens" (lines 7-8) contrast most directly w
E. "true songester" (line 12)
The rhetorical purpose of lines 14-17 ("and we...values") is to
E. Prompt the reader to feel kinship with Franklin on the basis of the challenges he faced
In context, the phrase "sleepless vigilance" suggests
E. The determines enforcement of a system
In relation to the rest of the passage, the first paragraph provides
A. Historical info that illuminates the speaker's own circumstances
The series of phrases in lines 12-13 ("in muscles... became divine") suggests the
C. Many ways that class structure was maintained
"This power" (line 17) refers to
D "Imagination" (line 9)
The first paragraph characterizes people in the contemporary U.S. primarily as
D. Genial yet self-interested
The speaker uses the word "impossible" twice at the beginning of the final paragraph in order to
E. Highlight the strong feelings that the subject engenders
Which of the following best describes the function of the second sentence (lines 3-9) in the first paragraph?
A. It qualifies and expands the opening sentence
The second paragraph is significant in that the speaker
B. Makes use of the power of personal experience
The final sentence of the passage (lines 58-64) moves from
B. Relating an incident to decrying its implications
The speaker suggests that the primary purpose of the passage is to
C. Probe for an appropriate association
The references in lines 20-26 ("it is..history") serve to
C. Provide illustration examples
Which of the following statements most accurately summarizes the effect of the sentence in the lines 53-62?
D. The complexity of the sentence's structure mirrors the complexity of Parker's music