180 ❯ STEP 5. Build Your Test-Taking Confidence
- The purpose of the passage is to
A. condemn the squalor of Florence
B. entice visitors to Florence
C. praise the Grand Duke
D. present the dichotomy existing in Florence
E. reveal the author’s worldliness - The primary rhetorical strategy used by the
author is
A. narration
B. description
C. analysis
D. process
E. argument - In developing his purpose, the author uses all
of the following rhetorical devices except:
A. spatial organization
B. metaphor and simile
C. comparison and contrast
D. imagery
E. chronological order - Which of the following lines contains an
example of paradox?
A. line 17
B. lines 18–19
C. lines 4–5
D. lines 26–27
E. line 29 - The most probable function of the selected
detail which focuses on the murder of the
young girl by the old man (20–22) is
A. to emphasize the brutality of the citizens
B. to establish a tone of pathos
C. to criticize the city’s government
D. to warn visitors about the dangers of
the city
E. to emphasize the contrasts evident in
the city - The abrupt shift caused by a lack of transition
between paragraphs 1 and 2 serves to do all of
the following except:
A. reemphasize the unexpected nature of
murder
B. reinforce the idea that there is no
connection between the two paragraphs
C. reinforce the element of contrast
D. reinforce the author’s style
E. immediately whisk the reader to a place of
safety away from the murder scene
7. What can be inferred from the following
details taken from the passage
— “small distrustful windows” (4)
— “walls of great thickness” (5)
— “enormous overhanging battlements” (8)
— “secret passage” (29)
A. Florence was not architecturally sound.
B. Florence was designed to protect its
artwork.
C. Florence had experienced both warfare and
intrigue.
D. Florence was unsuited for habitation.
E. Florence was preparing for war.
8. Lines 11–22 contain examples of which of the
following rhetorical device?
A. antithetical images
B. anecdotal evidence
C. parallel structure
D. denotation
E. inversion
9. If one were building a house of horrors, which
of the following would be best suitable as a
model or inspiration?
A. Piazza of the Grand Duke (6–7)
B. Fountain of Neptune (7)
C. Palazzo Vecchio (8)
D. Ponte Vecchio (23)
E. Gallery of the Grand Duke (28)
10. Which of the following terms has most
probably undergone a shift in meaning from
Dickens’s time to its current usage?
A. “stately” (12)
B. “squalid” (18)
C. “enchanting” (24)
D. “jealous” (29)
E. “obstacle” (30)