AP LANG PRACTICE QUIZ
taken as a whole the passage is best described as
E. An argument employing illustrative comparisons
In the context of the sentence in which it occurs, the phrase "consistently with his dignity" (line 37) points out
The conflict between decorum and thoroughness for the historian
in context headsmen is best understood to mean
executioners
in the final sentence the author presents the rounding of a period and the pointing an antithesis as examples of
flourishes that can obscure truth
the use of the phrase certain truths has the effect of
forcing the reader to infer from earlier material what the phrase means
the argument used by the speaker demonstrates the truth inherent in the paradox that
freedom can enslave
at the end of the third sentence their fate refers to the fate of
historical figures
the function of the quoted sentences is to
illustrate an assertion
by the ruling power in the US the speaker means the
majority of views
the opening sentence of the second paragraph primarily serves to
make an assertion that is then supported with argumentation
the tone of the last two sentence of paragraph 1 is best described as
ominous
the author portrays the critics mentioned in the first sentence as people who are likely to
prefer formal history
The author uses the phrase "highly ornamented narrative" (line 51) to refer to the type of writing that is
produced by biographers skilled at writing
the authors strategy in the first two sentences is to
promote an impression of sympathy with public preferences
the primary function of the second paragraph is to
recapitulate ideas in the first paragraph and provide a transition to the third paragraph
in the second sentence of the second paragraph the repetition of the word things primarily serves to
strengthen an assertion by broadening its implications
i. the context of the passage the reason that few who read history derive any advantage from their labors is that
the historian themselves to present historical figures unrealistically
the master quoted in sentences5-9
the ruling power of a democratic republic
of the following contrasts which pertains most directly tot he theme of the passage?
their appearance in publics and their real characters
the author suggests that the preference of many readers for secret memoirs and private anecdotes is
a justifiable form of curiosity
it can be inferred that the existence mentioned in the last sentence of paragraph 1 will be characterized primarily by
alienation
in the context of the entire passage the word anecdote is best understood to mean
an informal story involving personal details
in context the fine of the authors remark that it does not occur legitimate question is best described as
blunt and polemical
In the context of the passage as a whole, the authors description of her teacher views in the middle of the first paragraph is best characterized as
careful reflection in the biases that influenced her teachers judgement
the phrase let us beware helps establish that speaker as
concerned about potential abuses of power within democratic republics
In the context, the phrase "half-finished sentences" (line 21) can best be described as
a reference to informal candor
in the context of the passage coarse is best interpreted as
crude
the purpose of the sentence a plain narrative is to
develop a statement made in the previous sentence
the authors use of word injected conveys her tone of
disgust with the coercive aspects of modern education methods
it can be inferred that the few refers most specifically to
dissenters
the speakers cited la bruyere and moliere as evidence that writers in powerful European monarchies
we're able to condemn the foolishness that they discovered within their societies
