AP-Style Multiple-Choice Quiz (Mark Twain, “Corn-Pone Opinions”)

AP-Style Multiple Choice Quiz

Mark Twain, “Corn-Pone Opinions”

After reading the selection from “Corn-Pone Opinions,” choose the best answer to each question. Click the submit button when finished. The following questions refer to paragraphs 1–8 and 12–13.

Question 11.26 What is the primary rhetorical function of the writer’s story about Jerry (paras. 1–4)?

1. What is the primary rhetorical function of the writer’s story about Jerry (paras. 1–4)?

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Question 11.27 In paragraphs 1–3, the writer characterizes Jerry in which of the following ways?

2. In paragraphs 1–3, the writer characterizes Jerry in which of the following ways?

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Question 11.28 What literary technique is exemplified in the following sentence from paragraph 3: “You tell me whar a man gits his corn pone, en I’ll tell you what his ‘pinions is”?

3. What literary technique is exemplified in the following sentence from paragraph 3: “You tell me whar a man gits his corn pone, en I’ll tell you what his ‘pinions is”?

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Question 11.29 The term “corn-pone opinions” (para. 4) signifies which of the following?

4. The term “corn-pone opinions” (para. 4) signifies which of the following?

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Question 11.30 The numbered items in paragraph 5 serve to

5. The numbered items in paragraph 5 serve to

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Question 11.31 As the passage progresses, the speaker’s focus shifts from

6. As the passage progresses, the speaker’s focus shifts from

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Question 11.32 Paragraph 7 illustrates all of the following techniques EXCEPT

7. Paragraph 7 illustrates all of the following techniques EXCEPT

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Question 11.33 The writer’s reference to Eve at the end of paragraph 7 serves to

8. The writer’s reference to Eve at the end of paragraph 7 serves to

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Question 11.34 All of the following statements contribute to the author’s argument EXCEPT

9. All of the following statements contribute to the author’s argument EXCEPT

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Question 11.35 The writer’s attitude toward his subject can best be described as

10. The writer’s attitude toward his subject can best be described as

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