AP-Style Multiple-Choice Quiz (James Baldwin, “A Talk to Teachers”)
AP-Style Multiple Choice Quiz
James Baldwin, “A Talk to Teachers”
After reading the selection from “A Talk to Teachers,” choose the best answer to each question. Click the submit button when finished. The following questions refer to paragraphs 4–7.
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1. Which of the following statements from the passage has the most negative connotation?
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The organizational pattern of paragraphs 4 and 5 can best be described as
2. The organizational pattern of paragraphs 4 and 5 can best be described as
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Which of the following rhetorical devices can be found in paragraph 6?
3. Which of the following rhetorical devices can be found in paragraph 6?
I. syllogism II. repetition III. exemplification
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What is the best way to describe the author’s attitude in this excerpt?
4. What is the best way to describe the author’s attitude in this excerpt?
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The author’s use of the first and third person in paragraph 5 serves to
5. The author’s use of the first and third person in paragraph 5 serves to
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Baldwin’s reference to “the pimps, the whores, the junkies” toward the end of paragraph 5 functions to
6. Baldwin’s reference to “the pimps, the whores, the junkies” toward the end of paragraph 5 functions to
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In context, “sinister” (end of para. 7) means
7. In context, “sinister” (end of para. 7) means
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It can be inferred from Baldwin’s language in the conclusion of the passage (para. 7) that
8. It can be inferred from Baldwin’s language in the conclusion of the passage (para. 7) that