AP-Style Multiple-Choice Quiz (Grantland Rice, “The Four Horsemen”)

AP-Style Multiple Choice Quiz

Grantland Rice, “The Four Horsemen”

After reading the selection from “The Four Horsemen,” choose the best answer to each question. Click the submit button when finished. The following questions refer to paragraphs 1–3, 7–8, 15–17, and 22–23.

Question 9.17 Which of the following best restates the central idea of the passage?

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Question 9.18 In paragraph 1, which of the following phrases is an allusion?

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Question 9.19 The primary rhetorical purpose of the phrase “take to storm cellars at top speed” in paragraph 2 is to

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Question 9.20 Which of the following best identifies the rhetorical strategy in use in the sentence “There was no sign of a tornado starting” in paragraph 7?

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Question 9.21 The sentence structure and diction in paragraph 8 suggest that the events are being told from the perspective of

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Question 9.22 The primary rhetorical function of paragraph 15 is to

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Question 9.23 Which of the following best illustrates Rice’s awareness of his audience?

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Question 9.24 The sentence “Harding’s next play was the feature of the game” in paragraph 16 exemplifies the author’s use of

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Question 9.25 Which of the following best summarizes paragraph 22 of the passage?

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Question 9.26 Grantland Rice’s tone at the conclusion of the passage (para. 23) is mainly one of

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