Romanticism and Enlightenment Quiz

What is required for a response to earn 1 point in the AP® European History scoring guidelines?

• The response must restate the prompt.

• The response must provide a historically defensible thesis/claim that establishes a line of reasoning.

• The response must be overgeneralized.

• The response must not respond to the prompt.

Which of the following is an example of a response that does not earn a point?

• Establishing a line of reasoning that evaluates the topic of the prompt.

• Providing a historically defensible claim, but not establishing a line of reasoning.

• Establishing a line of reasoning with analytic categories.

• Establishing a line of reasoning that questions the value of reason.

What must a thesis or claim identify according to the additional notes?

• A general statement about the period.

• A relevant development(s) in the period.

• A restatement of the prompt.

• An overgeneralized idea.

What is required to earn 1 point in the Contextualization category of the AP® European History 2023 Scoring Guidelines?

• Provide an overgeneralized statement about the time period.

• Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt.

• Provide a passing phrase or reference.

• Provide context not relevant to the prompt.

Which of the following is an example of relevant context that earns a point if appropriate elaboration is provided?

• Romanticism can be described as breaking away from reality.

• Europe was experiencing massive intellectual change in the 1700s.

• Connection between the Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution.

• Most intellectuals in the 1700s considered themselves part of the Enlightenment.

Which statement is considered an example of acceptable contextualization?

• The emotionalism of Romanticism was threatened by the Enlightenment.

• Romanticism focused on realism and science.

• The immense discoveries of the Scientific Revolution proved the value of a reasoned approach.

• Most intellectuals in the 1700s considered themselves part of the Enlightenment.

Which of the following is an example of supporting an argument using the content of a document?

• Wordsworth advocates a walk in the woods as a means of gaining important knowledge.

• Coleridge discusses his reading of Newton and challenges Newton’s understanding of the world.

• Wordsworth asserts that scientific knowledge comes from an emotion—pleasure.

• Address documents collectively rather than considering separately the content of each document.

What is a response that does not earn points according to the scoring guidelines?

• Accurately describe the content from at least three of the documents.

• Use evidence from less than three of the documents.

• Support an argument in response to the prompt using at least six documents.

• Describe evidence from the documents relevant to the topic.

What is required to earn 1 point for evidence beyond the documents in the AP® European History 2023 Scoring Guidelines?

• Provide evidence that is not relevant to an argument about the prompt.

• Use at least one additional piece of specific historical evidence relevant to an argument about the prompt.

• Repeat information that is specified in the prompt or in any of the documents.

• Provide a passing phrase or reference.

Which of the following is an example of specific and relevant evidence beyond the documents that can earn a point?

• Connections to nationalism and the French Revolution

• Providing evidence outside the time period specified in the prompt

• Repeating information from the documents

• Providing a passing phrase or reference