AP Practice Test: Video 2 Answers (25 Questions)

Question 1

A contrast between what a character expects and what actually happens is called:

Accepted Answer

Situational irony

Answer

Situational irony occurs when the outcome is contrary to what was expected.

Question 2

The 'omniscient' point of view means the narrator:

Accepted Answer

Knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters

Answer

An omniscient narrator has full access to every character's inner life.

Question 3

In Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible,' the Salem witch trials serve as an allegory for:

Accepted Answer

McCarthyism and 1950s anti-communist hysteria

Answer

Miller used the witch trials to critique the McCarthy-era Red Scare.

Question 4

In Orwell's '1984,' the concept of 'doublethink' refers to:

Accepted Answer

Holding two contradictory beliefs simultaneously

Answer

Doublethink is accepting two mutually contradictory ideas as both true.

Question 5

In 'Lord of the Flies,' the conch shell primarily represents:

Accepted Answer

Order and civilized authority

Answer

The conch symbolizes structure, democracy, and civilization among the boys.