AP-Style Multiple-Choice Quiz (Theodore Roosevelt, “The Proper Place for Sports”)
AP-Style Multiple Choice Quiz
Theodore Roosevelt, “The Proper Place for Sports”
After reading the selection from “The Proper Place for Sports,” choose the best answer to each question. Click the submit button when finished. The following questions refer to Roosevelt’s entire letter.
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9.27 The author’s overall tone in this passage is best described as
1. The author’s overall tone in this passage is best described as
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9.28 Considering the time period and context, “Renown” (para. 4) is most likely the author’s
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9.29 In context, the word “chagrin” (near the end of para. 1) is best described as
3. In context, the word “chagrin” (near the end of para. 1) is best described as
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9.30 The principal contrast employed by the author in paragraph 1 is
4. The principal contrast employed by the author in paragraph 1 is
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9.31 In context, the word “right” in the sentence that begins “Understand me, I should think” near the end of the first paragraph is best described as
5. In context, the word “right” in the sentence that begins “Understand me, I should think” near the end of the first paragraph is best described as
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9.32 The author mentions “Pliny’s letter to Trajan” in the second paragraph primarily as an example of which of the following?
6. The author mentions “Pliny’s letter to Trajan” in the second paragraph primarily as an example of which of the following?
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9.33 The primary rhetorical function of the passage beginning “A man must develop” and ending with “command them as I could” in paragraph 2 is to
7. The primary rhetorical function of the passage beginning “A man must develop” and ending with “command them as I could” in paragraph 2 is to
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9.34 Which literary device does the author employ in the passage beginning “I am glad you should” at the end of paragraph 2?
8. Which literary device does the author employ in the passage beginning “I am glad you should” at the end of paragraph 2?
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9.35 The sentence beginning “But don’t ever get into the frame of mind” near the end of paragraph 2 is an example of which of the following types of sentences?
9. The sentence beginning “But don’t ever get into the frame of mind” near the end of paragraph 2 is an example of which of the following types of sentences?
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9.36 The final paragraph includes which of the following literary devices?
10. The final paragraph includes which of the following literary devices?