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AP-Style Multiple-Choice Quiz (Where I Lived, and What I Lived For)

AP-Style Multiple Choice Quiz

Henry David Thoreau, "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For"

After reading the selection from “Where I Lived, and What I Lived For,” choose the best answer to each question. Click the submit button when finished. The following questions refer to paragraph 6.

Question 6.31 In the sentence that begins “By closing the eyes,” the speaker uses sleep as a metaphor for what?

1. In the sentence that begins “By closing the eyes,” the speaker uses sleep as a metaphor for what?

the eternal divinity of mankind

laziness

willing submission to the expectations of a daily routine based on false assumptions

the necessary imposition of daily routine onto the consciousness of mankind

none of the above (the speaker is referring literally to sleep that all humans need)

Question 6.32 In context, the word “fabulous” in the first sentence could best be said to mean

2. In context, the word “fabulous” in the first sentence could best be said to mean

mythical.

lovely.

frightening.

extraordinary.

true.

Question 6.33 The rhetorical technique used to make the ironic assertion in the first sentence is

3. The rhetorical technique used to make the ironic assertion in the first sentence is

appeal to emotion.

apostrophe.

syllogism.

antithesis.

analogy.

Question 6.34 The tone of the second sentence is

4. The tone of the second sentence is

melancholy and somewhat hopeless.

urgent yet ironic.

critical and judgmental.

confident yet disingenuous.

None of the above.

Question 6.35 In the sentence that begins “This is always exhilarating,” the word “This” refers to

5. In the sentence that begins “This is always exhilarating,” the word “This” refers to

the reality of daily life.

being “unhurried and wise”

“permanent and absolute existence”

“closing the eyes”

sleep as a metaphor for self-delusion.

Question 6.36 At the end of the paragraph, there is a shift from arguing for an immersion in reality toward

6. At the end of the paragraph, there is a shift from arguing for an immersion in reality toward

deluding ourselves with fables.

belief in the divine.

questioning our perceptions of reality.

criticizing poets and artists for condoning and promoting fictions.

creating new possibilities by conceiving ideas based in reality.

Question 6.37 According to the passage, which of the following inferences can be made about the speaker’s concept of reality?

7. According to the passage, which of the following inferences can be made about the speaker’s concept of reality?

It is heavily based on what humans perceive through the senses, unfiltered by preconceptions.

It is almost unrecognizable because of how humans are accustomed to perceiving things.

It is not limited to the life of the senses but also includes timeless truths.

Divinity can be found only in the reality of the current moment, not in the present or the past.

All of the above.

Question 6.38 The purpose of the story from the “Hindoo book” is

8. The purpose of the story from the “Hindoo book” is

to demonstrate that even a worthy student needs a teacher.

to demonstrate that adults should trust the perceptions of children.

to re-create the sense of the sublime for the reader.

to support the idea that all humans should live worthily.

to question the reader’s worthiness in pursuit of the sublime.

Question 6.39 Based on the arguments in the passage, which of the following statements best represents the speaker’s ideas about art, music, and poetry?

9. Based on the arguments in the passage, which of the following statements best represents the speaker’s ideas about art, music, and poetry?

They are dangerous misrepresentations of reality that can lead humans astray in their perceptions.

They promote mythologies but are largely harmless in their impact.

They are the most truthful representations of reality.

They most faithfully document facts.

They are trivialities not worthy of a person seeking to observe reality only.

Question 6.40 In the lines following the sentence beginning “I perceive that,” what is the rhetorical effect of the use of “we” and the references to New England and, more specifically, to Concord, Massachusetts?

10. In the lines following the sentence beginning “I perceive that,” what is the rhetorical effect of the use of “we” and the references to New England and, more specifically, to Concord, Massachusetts?

The speaker refers to himself in the plural to refer to the self he was, the self he is, and the self he will be.

The speaker flatters the audience, eliciting goodwill from them.

The speaker places himself as an audience member who needs to spend more time immersing himself in reality.

The speaker creates a sense of separation between “we” and “they,” implying an adversarial relationship with his opponents.

The speaker attempts to unify the audience into a community of action.

Question 6.41 The overall tone of the passage is best described as

11. The overall tone of the passage is best described as

satirically distant and cavalier.

angry yet controlled.

critical yet hopeful.

melancholy and nostalgic.

enraged and unforgiving.