US History format
The multiple-choice section, part by part
- 55
- questions
- 55
- minutes
- 4
- choices each
Sections
| Part | Questions | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Section I: Multiple Choice | 55 | 55 |
- Every question belongs to a set of three or four built on one source: fifteen sets, ten of four and five of three
- Sources are public domain documents quoted exactly, or historians' passages marked as written for this test
Units and weights
| Unit | Weight |
|---|---|
| Period 1: 1491-1607 | 4-6% |
| Period 2: 1607-1754 | 6-8% |
| Period 3: 1754-1800 | 10-17% |
| Period 4: 1800-1848 | 10-17% |
| Period 5: 1844-1877 | 10-17% |
| Period 6: 1865-1898 | 10-17% |
| Period 7: 1890-1945 | 10-17% |
| Period 8: 1945-1980 | 10-17% |
| Period 9: 1980-Present | 4-6% |
How the practice test is scored
A correct answer earns one point and a wrong or blank answer earns nothing, as on the real exam, so it always pays to answer. The result is the number correct and the percentage. The multiple-choice section is 40% of the AP score; the rest comes from free response, which is not simulated here, so no AP score of 1 to 5 is shown.
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