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AP-Style Multiple-Choice Quiz (James McBride, “Hip Hop Planet”)

AP-Style Multiple Choice Quiz

James McBride, “Hip Hop Planet”

After reading the selection from “Hip Hop Planet,” choose the best answer to each question. Click the submit button when finished. The following questions refer to paragraphs 27–36.

Question 11.18 The pattern of development in paragraph 27 can best be described as

1. The pattern of development in paragraph 27 can best be described as

problem and solution.

cause and effect.

narration.

definition.

comparison and contrast.

Question 11.19 What is the purpose of paragraphs 28 and 29?

2. What is the purpose of paragraphs 28 and 29?

I. to identify the historical context for the contemporary issue
II. to introduce a counterargument to the main idea
III. to qualify the author’s thesis with a specific example

I only

I and II only

III only

I and III only

I, II, and III

Question 11.20 McBride uses all of the following in this passage EXCEPT

3. McBride uses all of the following in this passage EXCEPT

figurative language.

analogy.

a sentence fragment.

expert testimony.

objective reporting.

Question 11.21 The quote in paragraph 36 serves primarily to

4. The quote in paragraph 36 serves primarily to

defend McBride’s position that hip hop is appreciated throughout the world.

criticize the negative impact of hip hop on cultures outside the United States.

support McBride’s thesis of hip hop’s African origins.

emphasize hip hop’s ability to unite people from different countries.

illustrate the reason people in former French African colonies continue to market hip hop.

Question 11.22 In the sentence that begins “The villagers buried” in the middle of paragraph 33, which of the following has “sprouted like a tree planted by God”?

5. In the sentence that begins “The villagers buried” in the middle of paragraph 33, which of the following has “sprouted like a tree planted by God”?

the supernatural spirit

hip hop music

the village border

the tomb marker

None of the above.

Question 11.23 The description of Assane’s daily life in paragraph 34 contributes to the unity of the passage in which of the following ways?

6. The description of Assane’s daily life in paragraph 34 contributes to the unity of the passage in which of the following ways?

as an example of the hardships that define hip hop

as an indication of the work of the Great Rock’s spirit at work in Assane’s life

as a contrast to the experience of other Senegalese youth

as a parallel to the way American hip hop music is written

as a condemnation of Assane’s foolish hopes

Question 11.24 The final sentence of paragraph 30 is an example of which rhetorical device?

7. The final sentence of paragraph 30 is an example of which rhetorical device?

apostrophe

euphemism

humor

colloquialism

paradox

Question 11.25 The style of this passage as a whole is most accurately characterized as

8. The style of this passage as a whole is most accurately characterized as

technical and ironic.

descriptive and formal.

personal and emotional.

subjective and complex.

None of the above.