AP European History Exam Questions

What is required in a response to earn a point for the thesis/claim in the AP European History exam?

• Restate the prompt in different words.

• Make a claim that responds to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis.

• Provide a list of historical events.

• Write a lengthy introduction.

Which period is evaluated for the influence of Catholicism on European political developments in the given prompt?

• 1300 to 1400

• 1450 to 1648

• 1500 to 1700

• 1600 to 1750

What is an example of a thesis that earns a point according to the document?

• "Catholicism had no influence on European politics."

• "European politics remained strongly influenced by Catholicism, but the Reformation and the emergence of strong monarchies challenged the church’s central role."

• "The church was always the most powerful institution in Europe."

• "Catholicism was the only religion in Europe."

Which event marked the weakening of Church political authority after the Great Schism?

• The Protestant Reformation

• The Renaissance

• The Enlightenment

• The Industrial Revolution

What was one of the impacts of the printing press during the period 1450 to 1648?

• It strengthened the Catholic Church's teachings.

• It made the diffusion of ideas threatening to the Catholic Church widely available.

• It limited the spread of humanism.

• It reinforced absolutist monarchies.

Which philosophical movement emerged during the Renaissance?

• Humanism

• Scholasticism

• Romanticism

• Existentialism

Who played a significant role in criticizing the Catholic Church by posting the 95 Theses in 1517?

• Erasmus

• Thomas More

• Martin Luther

• John Calvin

Which event involved the issuance of the Edict of Nantes?

• The Peace of Augsburg

• The English Civil War

• The Thirty Years' War

• The reign of Henry IV

What did the Peace of Augsburg recognize?

• Catholic dominance in Europe

• Protestant states

• The Jesuit order

• The Dutch rebellion

Which conflict involved the crown and parliament in England?

• The Dutch rebellion

• The Thirty Years' War

• The English Civil War

• The Peace of Augsburg