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AP-Style Multiple-Choice Quiz (Ralph Waldo Emerson, from Nature)

AP-Style Multiple Choice Quiz

Ralph Waldo Emerson, from Nature

After reading the selection from Nature, choose the best answer to each question. Click the submit button when finished. The following questions refer to paragraphs 1–6.

Question 12.10 Throughout the essay, the author’s attitude toward nature is one of

1. Throughout the essay, the author’s attitude toward nature is one of

objective practicality.

veiled disdain.

reverential awe.

childlike curiosity.

confused ambivalence.

Question 12.11 What is the primary rhetorical function of the sentence “If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore; and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown!” (end of para. 1)?

2. What is the primary rhetorical function of the sentence “If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore; and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown!” (end of para. 1)?

to draw a comparison between God and the heavens to persuade the audience to practice religion

to express the author’s passion for stars and other phenomena of the night sky

to suggest that without stars, humanity would have more faith in God

to compare manmade structures such as cities to the grandeur and beauty of natural objects

to illustrate the sublime aspects of nature, which the author believes most humans take for granted

Question 12.12 The author’s references to childhood in paragraphs 2 and 4 serve to

3. The author’s references to childhood in paragraphs 2 and 4 serve to

underscore his argument that only a pure, innocent spirit can truly understand nature.

illustrate the argument that those who love nature are simple and naive.

provide evidence of the youthful surface appearance of nature.

contrast with the imagery of wise adults who have abandoned childish thinking.

assert the idea that loss of innocence is the natural progression through life.

Question 12.13 Near the end of paragraph 4, the author’s statement “I become a transparent eye-ball” functions as

4. Near the end of paragraph 4, the author’s statement “I become a transparent eye-ball” functions as

hyperbole, to marginalize the experience of being in the woods.

an illustration of the danger of being consumed by nature.

an image, to reinforce the significance of the author’s eyesight.

a metaphor for the clarity of perception in one who abandons himself to nature.

a symbol for the loneliness of one who is solitary in nature.

Question 12.14 Which of the following explains the author’s purpose for writing “The name of the nearest friend sounds then foreign and accidental” (end of para. 4)?

5. Which of the following explains the author’s purpose for writing “The name of the nearest friend sounds then foreign and accidental” (end of para. 4)?

to indicate his enjoyment of friends and their unique interests

to expand the discussion of farmers Miller, Locke, and Manning in paragraph 3

to juxtapose the trivial distinctions among people with the divine unity of nature

to clarify the connection between the diversity of humans and the holiness of nature

to provide an anecdote showing the difficulty of remembering human details while in nature

Question 12.15 Throughout the essay, the author uses the following techniques to illustrate nature EXCEPT

6. Throughout the essay, the author uses the following techniques to illustrate nature EXCEPT

personification.

scientific detail.

synecdoche.

imagery.

personal anecdote.

Question 12.16 The phrase “tricked in holiday attire” in paragraph 6 refers to

7. The phrase “tricked in holiday attire” in paragraph 6 refers to

the author’s celebratory attitude toward nature.

nature’s tendency to deceive men.

people’s delight in achieving harmony with nature.

nature’s superficial appearance.

people’s perception of nature’s beauty.

Question 12.17 The writer characterizes himself as someone who is

8. The writer characterizes himself as someone who is

factual and objective.

emotional and open-minded.

self-centered and condescending.

critical and blunt.

observant and contemplative.