1st Question

Based on this, the skills being assessed in this type of question are:

• Critical thinking

• Memorization

• Calculation

• Drawing

What will the 2nd question ask you to do? Fill in the blank:

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What does the 'T' in TEA stand for and what does it require you to do?

• Topic sentence - directly answers the question and introduces your example

• Thesis statement - summarizes the entire essay

• Transition - connects two paragraphs smoothly

• Theme - identifies the main idea of the text

What does the 'E' in TEA stand for and what does it require you to do?

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What does the 'A' in TEA stand for and what does it require you to do?

• Analysis - tie it back to the prompt or explain overall significance

• Argument - state your opinion clearly

• Answer - restate the question

• Application - use real-world examples

What does the 'A' in APE stand for and what does it require you to do?

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What does the 'P' in APE stand for and what does it require you to do?

• Provide proof and cite a specific piece of historical evidence

• Present your opinion and elaborate on it

• Predict possible outcomes and explain them

• Propose a new theory and justify it

What does the 'E' in APE stand for and what does it require you to do?

• Expand on your response with further analysis or context

• Explain your answer using only evidence

• Elaborate by providing examples only

• Estimate the possible outcomes

Identify ONE historical example of mass violence that was committed by a totalitarian state in the twentieth century that would support Rummel’s argument in the passage.

• The Holocaust committed by Nazi Germany

• The American Civil War

• The French Revolution

• The Vietnam War

Which of the following is a historical example of a democratic state committing mass violence that would challenge Rummel’s argument regarding democracies and mass violence?

• The United States' internment of Japanese Americans during World War II

• The Soviet Union's Great Purge under Stalin

• Nazi Germany's Holocaust

• Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime