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AP-Style Multiple-Choice Quiz (Henry David Thoreau, “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience”)

AP-Style Multiple Choice Quiz

Henry David Thoreau, “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience”

After reading the selection from “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience,” choose the best answer to each question. Click the submit button when finished. The following questions refer to paragraphs 1–4.

Question 13.31 In paragraph 2, which of the following devices contribute to Thoreau’s attitude toward the government?

1. In paragraph 2, which of the following devices contribute to Thoreau’s attitude toward the government?

I. parallelism
II. metaphor
III. alliteration

I only

I and II only

I and III only

II and III only

I, II, and III

Question 13.32 Throughout the passage, the speaker most frequently employs all of the following rhetorical devices EXCEPT

2. Throughout the passage, the speaker most frequently employs all of the following rhetorical devices EXCEPT

juxtaposition

apostrophe

rhetorical question

definition

aphorism

Question 13.33 Which of the following best captures the main idea of the passage?

3. Which of the following best captures the main idea of the passage?

“That government is best which governs least” (para. 1)

“That government is best which governs not at all” (para. 1)

“Government is at best but an expedient” (para. 1)

“Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it” (para. 3)

“I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward” (para. 4)

Question 13.34 Which of the following does Thoreau use to criticize the existing government and encourage the reader to voice his or her opinions?

4. Which of the following does Thoreau use to criticize the existing government and encourage the reader to voice his or her opinions?

standing army (para. 1)

wooden gun (para. 2)

corporation (para. 4)

movable forts (para. 4)

funeral accompaniments (para. 4)

Question 13.35 The speaker in the passage can best be described as a person who

5. The speaker in the passage can best be described as a person who

values his opinion above the opinion of others.

defines himself by those he associates with.

appreciates the government as a compulsory institution.

respects those who vocalize their beliefs.

believes that the government aptly represents the majority.

Question 13.36 The tone of the passage can best be described as

6. The tone of the passage can best be described as

apathetic.

contemplative.

sardonic.

paranoid.

sharp.

Question 13.37 The word “expedient” in the third sentence of the first paragraph suggests that the government is

7. The word “expedient” in the third sentence of the first paragraph suggests that the government is

effective in listening to the needs of its citizens.

conscious of the changes it needs to make.

efficient with its decision making.

merely a quick fix.

only successful when its rule is limited.

Question 13.38 Based on the second half of the fourth paragraph, beginning with “Why has every man a conscience, then?” what is the speaker suggesting about those who do not agree with him?

8. Based on the second half of the fourth paragraph, beginning with “Why has every man a conscience, then?” what is the speaker suggesting about those who do not agree with him?

They are not men at all.

They aren’t worth the freedom they have.

They don’t deserve a conscience.

They have been broken by the government.

They have created the flaws in the current government.