AP® European History Scoring Guidelines Quiz

What is a characteristic of responses that do not earn points according to the guidelines?

• They are historically defensible.

• They establish a line of reasoning.

• They are overgeneralized.

• They evaluate the topic with analytic categories.

What is an example of a minimally acceptable thesis/claim?

• Romanticism was a major challenge to the Enlightenment because it questioned the value of reason.

• Romanticism was not a major challenge to the Enlightenment because it questioned the value of reason.

• The Romantic movement challenged many of the main ideas of the Enlightenment.

• Romantics continued to deal with many of the same concerns as Enlightenment figures.

What is a requirement for a historically defensible thesis or claim?

• It must be overgeneralized.

• It must establish a position on whether Romanticism maintained a connection to the Enlightenment.

• It should not establish a position on whether Romanticism maintained a connection to the Enlightenment

• It must not respond to the prompt.

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

• Accurately describe a context relevant to whether Romanticism maintained a connection to the Enlightenment.

• Provide a passing phrase or reference.

• A response that use evidence correctly

• Enlightenment’s empiricist approach to nature and natural phenomena.

What is an example of relevant context that earns the Contextualization point if appropriate elaboration is provided?

• Romanticism can be described as breaking away from reality.

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

• Political upheavals in Europe—French Revolution.

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

What is an example of a statement that does not provide context relevant to the topic of the prompt?

• Romanticism can be described as breaking away from reality.

• Enlightenment’s empiricist approach to nature and natural phenomena.

• Political upheavals in Europe—French Revolution.

• Neoclassicism in the arts (as a contrast to Romanticism).

Which of the following is a requirement for the context provided to earn the Contextualization point?

• It must be more than a phrase or reference.

• It can be a passing phrase or reference.

• It should be an overgeneralized statement.

• It should not relate to broader historical events.

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

• Goethe is interested in the systematic study of education.

• Coleridge discusses his reading of Newton.

• Goethe is interested in the systematic study of nature and evolution.

• Misinterpret the content of the document.

What does Wordsworth assert about scientific knowledge?

• It comes from reason.

• It comes from an emotion.

• It is irrelevant to Romanticism.

• It is purely theoretical.

What is required to earn 0 points according to the guidelines?

• Use the content of at least three documents.

• Misinterpret the content of the document.

• Support an argument using at least six documents.

• Accurately describe the content from at least three documents.