AP-Style Multiple-Choice Quiz (Joy Williams, “Save the Whales, Screw the Shrimp”)
AP-Style Multiple Choice Quiz
Joy Williams, “Save the Whales, Screw the Shrimp”
After reading the selection from “Save the Whales, Screw the Shrimp,” choose the best answer to each question. Click the submit button when finished. The following questions refer to paragraphs 2–5.
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12.18 The author establishes credibility in paragraph 2 through her use of
1. The author establishes credibility in paragraph 2 through her use of
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12.19 In paragraph 2, the author uses all of the following rhetorical devices EXCEPT
2. In paragraph 2, the author uses all of the following rhetorical devices EXCEPT
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12.20 In context, “the age of radical subjectivism” (middle of para. 2) can best be interpreted to mean a time period in which
3. In context, “the age of radical subjectivism” (middle of para. 2) can best be interpreted to mean a time period in which
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12.21 The author’s use of the verb “lumber” (near the end of para. 2) is an example of
4. The author’s use of the verb “lumber” (near the end of para. 2) is an example of
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12.22 In the third paragraph, the primary rhetorical function of the second-person perspective is to
5. In the third paragraph, the primary rhetorical function of the second-person perspective is to
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12.23 The sentence that begins “Federal farm policy” (para. 4) contains an example of which of the following?
6. The sentence that begins “Federal farm policy” (para. 4) contains an example of which of the following?
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12.24 In the last sentence of paragraph 4, the predominant ideology expressed by the author can best be described as
7. In the last sentence of paragraph 4, the predominant ideology expressed by the author can best be described as
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12.25 The tone of the overall passage can best be described as
8. The tone of the overall passage can best be described as