AP-Style Multiple-Choice Quiz (Deborah Tannen, “There Is No Unmarked Woman”)
AP-Style Multiple Choice Quiz
Deborah Tannen, “There Is No Unmarked Woman”
After reading the selection from “There Is No Unmarked Woman,” choose the best answer to each question. Click the submit button when finished. The following questions refer to paragraphs 9–19.
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8.18 Which of the following is an example of a gendered “linguistic particle” (para. 9)?
1. Which of the following is an example of a gendered “linguistic particle” (para. 9)?
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8.19 The primary rhetorical function of the quotation from Alfre Woodard (para. 11) is to
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8.20 In paragraphs 9–19, Tannen argues that women are “marked” in which of the following ways?
3. In paragraphs 9–19, Tannen argues that women are “marked” in which of the following ways?
I. linguistically II. physically III. emotionally
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8.21 Which of the following best describes the pattern of development present in paragraphs 9–11?
4. Which of the following best describes the pattern of development present in paragraphs 9–11?
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8.22 The specific clothing descriptions in paragraph 14 illustrate which of the following claims?
5. The specific clothing descriptions in paragraph 14 illustrate which of the following claims?
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8.23 The sentence beginning “Their hair” in paragraph 13 features which of the following rhetorical devices?
6. The sentence beginning “Their hair” in paragraph 13 features which of the following rhetorical devices?
I. parallel negative clauses II. aggressive tone III. visual and tactile imagery
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8.24 The author’s claim in paragraph 18 that “[w]omen must choose between attractive shoes and comfortable shoes” is arguably an example of which kind of fallacy?
7. The author’s claim in paragraph 18 that “[w]omen must choose between attractive shoes and comfortable shoes” is arguably an example of which kind of fallacy?
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8.25 In context, the author’s claim that clothes that are “not sexy” are “lent meaning by the knowledge that they could have been” (para. 19) most directly implies which of the following?
8. In context, the author’s claim that clothes that are “not sexy” are “lent meaning by the knowledge that they could have been” (para. 19) most directly implies which of the following?
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8.26 In the context of the passage, which of the following can be inferred from the author’s claim that “[f]or men, no makeup is unmarked” (para. 15)?
9. In the context of the passage, which of the following can be inferred from the author’s claim that “[f]or men, no makeup is unmarked” (para. 15)?
I. For men, makeup is marked. II. For women, no makeup is marked. III. For women, makeup is unmarked.
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8.27 Paragraph 18 follows which of the following patterns of development?
10. Paragraph 18 follows which of the following patterns of development?