Section I: Part A
Multiple Choice - 55 Questions | 55 Minutes | 40% of Exam Score
- Questions appear in sets of 2 to 5
- Students analyze historical texts, interpretations, and evidence
- Primary and secondary sources, images, graphs, and maps are included
Section I: Part B
Short Answer - 3 Questions | 40 Minutes | 20% of Exam Score
- Analyze historians' interpretations, historical sources, and propositions about history
- Questions provide opportunities for students to demonstrate what they know best
- Some questions include texts, images, graphs, or maps
- Requirements: Questions 1 & 2 (may be any time period from 1600-2001)
- Options: Question 3 OR 4 (not both; Question 3 is from 1450-1815, Question 4 is from 1815-present)
Section II: Part A
Document Based Question (DBQ) - 1 Question | 60 Minutes (includes 15-minute reading period) | 25% of Exam Score
- Assess written, quantitative, or visual materials as historical evidence
- Develop an argument supported by an analysis of historical evidence
- Will focus on topics from 1600-2001
Section II: Part B
Long Essay Question (LEQ) - 1 Question | 40 Minutes | 15% of Exam Score
- Explain and analyze significant issues in European history
- Develop an argument supported by an analysis of historical evidence
- Options: Question 1 from time period 1, OR Question 2 from time periods 2 or 3, OR Question 3 from time Periods 3 or 4
Rubrics for all AP history essays