The Exam

Multiple Choice

• 55 Questions/55 Minutes

• 40% of the exam score

• Questions appear in sets/stimulus-based questions/includes primary, secondary sources and images

Short Answer

• 3 Questions/40 minutes

• 20% of the exam score

• Question 1 will be a secondary source covering years 1200--2001

• Question 2 will be a primary source covering years 1200--2001

• Question 3 will be a non-text secondary or primary source (an image, map, picture, chart, graph, etc.)

Document-Based Question

• 1 question/ recommended time/1 hour

• 25% of the exam score

• Students are presented with 7 documents based on different historical perspectives

• Students develop an argument using supporting evidence from the documents

• Question will focus on the years 1200-2001

Long Essay Question

• 1 question/ recommended time/40 minutes

• 15% of the exam score

• Broad prompt, allowing students to use evidence from across approximately half of the time periods covered in the course Students may choose to focus on 1 (or more) historical development(s) referenced in the prompt

•  Students are not expected to address the entire time period in their response