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AP-Style Multiple-Choice Quiz (Chinua Achebe, from “The Empire Fights Back”)

AP-Style Multiple Choice Quiz

Chinua Achebe, from “The Empire Fights Back”

After reading the selection from “The Empire Fights Back,” choose the best answer to each question. Click the submit button when finished. The following questions refer to paragraphs 4–8.

Question 13.1 The tone of paragraph 4 can best be described as

1. The tone of paragraph 4 can best be described as

abstract and allusive.

witty and capricious.

arrogant and condescending.

informal and skeptical.

scholarly and onerous.

Question 13.2 The rhetorical function of the block quote (para. 4) is to

2. The rhetorical function of the block quote (para. 4) is to

appeal to an audience of well-known literary scholars.

introduce a thesis that will be defended throughout the selection.

clarify the author’s attitude toward the previously mentioned writers.

exemplify what is meant by “bad” writing.

provide an argument that the writer will dismantle in the following paragraph.

Question 13.3 Which of the following best represents the author’s position on Hammond and Jablow’s assessment of the handling of Africa in the books mentioned?

3. Which of the following best represents the author’s position on Hammond and Jablow’s assessment of the handling of Africa in the books mentioned?

vehemently disagrees

disagrees, but with stipulations

neither agrees nor disagrees

zealously agrees

accept without agreeing

Question 13.4 To whom does “we” refer in the sentence beginning “Some people may wonder” at the end of paragraph 5?

4. To whom does “we” refer in the sentence beginning “Some people may wonder” at the end of paragraph 5?

the author and F. J. Pedler

the African people collectively

the author and his classmates

Conrad, Cary, Greene, and Huxley

literary critics collectively

Question 13.5 The sentence that begins “Although my classmates and I” (beginning of para. 6) contains which of the following?

5. The sentence that begins “Although my classmates and I” (beginning of para. 6) contains which of the following?

a subordinate clause

a pejorative remark

an objective pronoun

a split infinitive

a coordinating conjunction

Question 13.6 Which of the following aspects of British colonialism is emphasized in paragraph 6?

6. Which of the following aspects of British colonialism is emphasized in paragraph 6?

forceful imposition of religious customs

misrepresentation of cultural practices

voluntary exchange of intellectual ideas

misinterpretation of sexual taboos

exploitation of natural resources

Question 13.7 From paragraph 8, the reader can infer that one reason the author values writing is for its

7. From paragraph 8, the reader can infer that one reason the author values writing is for its

didacticism.

entertainment value.

historical influence.

artistic merit.

societal authenticity.

Question 13.8 Using contextual evidence, the reader can conclude that the Gold Coast (middle of para. 7) is located in

8. Using contextual evidence, the reader can conclude that the Gold Coast (middle of para. 7) is located in

Great Britain.

Africa.

South America.

Northern Europe.

California.

Question 13.9 The rhetorical strategy employed in the sentence that begins “We should note Pedler’s phrases” (beginning of para. 8) is best described as

9. The rhetorical strategy employed in the sentence that begins “We should note Pedler’s phrases” (beginning of para. 8) is best described as

hyperbole.

antithesis.

close reading.

metonymy.

repetition.

Question 13.10 As shown in paragraph 8, the author views literature produced by “the colonization of one people’s story by another” (third sentence) as

10. As shown in paragraph 8, the author views literature produced by “the colonization of one people’s story by another” (third sentence) as

authentic and invaluable.

inaccurate and derogatory.

decisive and prophetic.

universal and inevitable.

pretentious and depraved.