AP-Style Multiple-Choice Quiz (Booker T. Washington, “The Atlanta Exposition Address”)

AP-Style Multiple Choice Quiz

Booker T. Washington, “The Atlanta Exposition Address”

After reading the selection from “The Atlanta Exposition Address,” choose the best answer to each question. Click the submit button when finished. The following questions refer to paragraphs 1–4.

Question 7.29 The rhetorical function of the first two sentences of the selection is to

1. The rhetorical function of the first two sentences of the selection is to

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Question 7.30 The speaker’s primary audience can best be described as

2. The speaker’s primary audience can best be described as

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Question 7.31 In paragraph 2, “Ignorant and inexperienced” modifies which of the following?

3. In paragraph 2, “Ignorant and inexperienced” modifies which of the following?

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Question 7.32 In paragraph 3, the author uses an extended analogy between

4. In paragraph 3, the author uses an extended analogy between

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Question 7.33 The sentence that begins “To those of my race” (para. 3) contains which of the following?

5. The sentence that begins “To those of my race” (para. 3) contains which of the following?

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Question 7.34 Which of the following abilities of Southern Negroes are emphasized in the fourth paragraph?

6. Which of the following abilities of Southern Negroes is emphasized in the fourth paragraph?

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Question 7.35 In this selection (paras. 1–4), the speaker claims his suggestion will improve all of the following EXCEPT

7. In this selection (paras. 1–4), the speaker claims his suggestion will improve all of the following EXCEPT

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Question 7.36 In the sentence that begins “Our greatest danger” (middle para. 4), the word “superficial” is parallel in meaning and function to

8. In the sentence that begins “Our greatest danger” (middle para. 4), the word “superficial” is parallel in meaning and function to

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Question 7.37 The predominant ideologies advocated in the overall selection are

9. The predominant ideologies advocated in the overall selection are

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