Ap Style Questions
Grammar
Vocabulary Pt 1.
Vocabulary Pt 2.
100

 “Thefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw Love, And therefore hath the wind-shift Cupid Wings” (II, V, 7-8). This passage is an example of what literary device? 

  1. Imagery

  2. Personification

  3. Similie

    4. Allusion

4. Allusion

100

My brother and I [are/is] going to the library

Are

100

Which of the following is a synonym for the word “mitigate”

  1. Alleviate

  2. Flaunt

  3. Intensify

  4. Aggravate 

1. Alleviate

100

Which of the following is synonym for “volatile”

  1. Unstable

  2. Constant

  3. Understood

  4. Obscure



1. Unstable

200

“Here’s such a coil! Come, what says Romeo?” 

At line 70, what is “coil” understood to mean?

 

  1. Fuss

  2. Anger

  3. Beauty

  4. Curl

1. Fuss
200

The children at the party all [wants/want] the cake.

want

200

Which of the following is a synonym for the word “moiety”


  1. Whole

  2. Portion

  3. Moral

  4. Subdue

2. Portion

200


Which of the following is a synonym for “flail”?

  1. Jump

  2. Shove

  3. Thrash

  4. Calm

3. Thrash

300

“It beats as it would fall in twenty pieces” (ii.v 53).

At line 53, what literary device does Shakespeare use to augment the Nurse’s exhaustion?


  1. Simile

  2. Allusion

  3. Hyperbole

  4. Anaphora




3. Hyperbole

300

Neither the teacher nor the students [are/is] going on a vacation over the summer

are

300

Which of the following is a synonym for the word “nepotism”


  1. Discrimination

  2. Favoritism

  3. Hopeful

  4. Appease 

1. Discrimination 

300

Which of the following is a synonym for “Figurative”

  1. Emblematic

  2. Essentials 

  3. Union

  4. Discrepancy

1. Emblematic

400

In line 27 Nurse says, “Fie, how my bones ache! What a jaunce have I had!” (II.v.27).

The writer uses the term “jaunce” to explain

  1. Nurses wish to tell Juliet

  2. Her experience with Romeo

  3. The journey she went on

  4. The way her body aches

3. The journey she went on 

400


Nobody [is/awake] awake

Is

400

Which of the following is a synonym for the word “facetious”

  1. Absorb

  2. Gratuity

  3. Berate

  4. Amusing

4. Amusing

400

Which of the following is a synonym for the word “obstinate”

  1. Willing

  2. Necessary 

  3. Stubborn

  4. Flounder 

3. Stubborn

500

Line 5 “Which ten times faster glide than the sun’s beams”

What literary device does Shakespeare use to convey Juliet's impatience for the nurse telling her the news about the wedding arrangements?

  1. Personification

  2. Hyperbole

  3. Allusion

  4. Metaphor

2. Hyperbole

500


Ice cream, especially chocolate, [is/are] my favorite dessert

Is