AP European History Exam Format:

Total Time allotted: 3 hours and 15 minutes

Question Type Number of Questions Timing Percentage of Total Exam Score

Multiple Choice 55 questions 55 minutes 40%

Short Answer 3 required 40 minutes 20%

Document-Based Essay 1 60 minutes 25%

Long Essay Question 1 40 minutes 15%

Exam Format

(https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-european-history/exam)

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.

• The number of required short-answer questions is three. Students will be given a choice between two options for the final required short-answer question, each one focusing on a different time period.

  • Question 1 (required): 1600–2001

  • Question 2 (required): 1600–2001

  • Students choose between Question 3, periods 1-2, and Question 4, periods 3-4

Section II: Part A

Document Based — 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.

• Topic will be on topics from 1600-2001. (DBQ will not be on a pre-1600 topic)

Section II: Part B

Long Essay — 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.

• The question choices will continue to focus on the same theme and skill but will allow students to select among three options, each focusing on a different range of time periods:

  • Option 1: period 1

  • Option 2: periods 2-3

  • Option 3: periods 3-4

Spring 2018 Class Review Timeline Pictures