FIRST HALF of TEST
Section I, Part A: Multiple choice—55 questions; 55 minutes (40% of exam score).
Section I, Part B: Short answer—3 questions; 40 minutes (20% of exam score). Students will choose between two options for the third answer:
Question 1 (required): periods 3–8
Question 2 (required): periods 3–8
Question 3 or 4: Students will choose between two options. Question 3 will come from periods 1–5, and Question 4 will come from periods 6–9
BREAK (10 minutes)
SECOND HALF of TEST
Section II, Part A: DBQ Essay—1 question; 60 minutes (25% of exam score). The Documents-based essay will focus only on topics from periods 3–8.
Section II, Part B: "Long Essay" (i.e., standard essay question)—1 question; 40 minutes (15% of exam score). Students will choose from three options:
Option 1: periods 1–3
Option 2: periods 4–6
Option 3: periods 7–9
CHRONOLOGICAL UNITS
Period 1 1491–1607
Period 2 1607–1754
Period 3 1754–1800
Period 4 1800–1848
Period 5 1844–1877
Period 6 1865–1898
Period 7 1890–1945
Period 8 1945–1980
Period 9 1980–present
[Note: The "present" certainly does not refer to 2019 or 2020!... but it could include information up to the early 2000s, such as 9/11 or the "War on Terror."]