AP Test

Exam Date: Thursday, May 14, 2015

1. Review your notes, vocabulary, and summaries. Work your way chronologically through the units
2. Commit to memory conflicting interpretations of major issues in each period
3. Get enough sleep before the exam. I you've been cramming for nights, you won't be able to analyze and write clearly.
4. On the day of the exam, bring two #2 pencils, two dark blue or black ink pens, and a watch that doesn't beep. Pace yourself!

Exam Information

The AP World History Exam is 3 hours and 5 minutes long and includes both a 55 minute Multiple-Choice section and a 130 minute free response section. The Multiple-Choice section of the examination accounts for half of the student's exam grade and the free response section for the other half.

Section 1 consists of 70 Multiple-Choice questions designed to measure the student's knowledge of world history from Period 1 to the Present. This section follows the percentages listed below; questions will draw from individual or multiple periods:

Multiple-Choice questions will also measure various geographical regions, with no more than 20 percent of Multiple-Choice questions focusing solely on Europe.

In Section II, the Free-Response section of the exam, Part A begins with a mandatory 10 minute reading period for the Document-Based Question (DBQ). Students should answer the Document-Based Question in approximately 40 minutes. In Part B students are asked to answer a question that deals with Continuity and Change Over Time (covering at least one of the periods in the concept outline). Students will have 40 minutes to answer this question, 5 minutes of which should be spent planning and/or outlining the answer. In Part C students are asked to answer a Comparative question that will focus on broad issues or themes in world history and deal with at least two societies. Students will have 40 minutes to answer this question, 5 minutes of which should be spent planning and/or outlining the answer.