AP European History Document-Based Question Scoring Guidelines

According to the scoring guidelines, what is the role of clarity in the evaluation of essays?

• Essays must be free of all grammatical errors to earn points

• Essays should demonstrate content knowledge even if they contain minor grammatical errors

• Essays with any errors will automatically lose points

• Essays are graded solely based on their grammatical structure

What is the central question students are asked to evaluate in the AP European History Document-Based Question about the English Civil War?

• Whether the English Civil War was caused by economic factors

• Whether the English Civil War was motivated primarily by religious or political reasons

• Whether the English Civil War was influenced by foreign powers

• Whether the English Civil War was a result of social inequality

What is the significance of the 'timed nature of the exam' as mentioned in the scoring guidelines?

• It allows students to write longer essays

• It ensures that students focus on memorizing facts

• It acknowledges that minor errors in essays do not detract from the overall quality of the argument

• It requires students to write essays without any errors

What is required to earn 1 point in the 'Thesis/Claim' category according to the AP European History 2022 Scoring Guidelines?

• Restating or rephrasing the prompt.

• Establishing a historically defensible thesis/claim with a line of reasoning.

• Providing overgeneralized responses.

• Focusing solely on religious conflicts without reasoning.

Which of the following is an example of a historically defensible claim that evaluates the topic of the prompt with analytic categories?

• The English Civil War was primarily a religious conflict that aimed to create hardship for anyone who dared to oppose the Gordon Lightfoot.

• Puritans like Cromwell were the strongest opponents of the king and wanted to stop Gomer Pyle from leaving Mayberry to join the United States Marines.”

• The rebellion against King Charles was driven by religious concerns over the threat of Catholicism and the King’s attempts to suppress Puritanism.

• The leaders of the rebellion in the English Civil War were mostly interested in defending the powers of Parliament against the king and thus they were politically motivated.

Which of the following responses does NOT earn a point in the 'Thesis/Claim' category?

• Responses that are historically defensible and establish a line of reasoning.

• Responses that only restate or rephrase the prompt.

• Responses that provide analytic categories to evaluate the topic of the prompt.

• Responses that establish categories of the argument.

What is an example of a minimally acceptable thesis/claim according to the AP European History 2022 Scoring Guidelines?

• The English Civil War brought together groups opposing Charles’ political policies of ruling as an absolute monarch and his religious policies of dictating to the Church, so the motives were highly mixed.

• The leaders of the rebellion in the English Civil War were mostly interested in defending the powers of Parliament against the king and thus they were politically motivated.

• Puritans like Cromwell were the strongest opponents of the king.

• The English Civil War was primarily a religious conflict.

According to the AP European History 2022 Scoring Guidelines, where must the thesis or claim be located in an essay?

• Anywhere in the essay.

• In the introduction or conclusion.

• Only in the body paragraphs.

• In the footnotes or references section.

Which of the following accurately describes a context relevant to whether the English Civil War was motivated primarily by religious or political reasons?

• England was an expanding power in Europe and the world until the English began to fight among themselves.

• Europe was experiencing massive religious conflict in the 1600s and England was no exception.

• Protestant Reformation in England—creation of the Anglican Church.

• At the time of the Civil War, England was ruled by a king and Parliament.

Which of the following is an example of acceptable contextualization for earning a point in the AP European History scoring guidelines?

• England had a long-standing tradition of requiring the king to work with Parliament when making important decisions and raising new taxes.

• Europe was experiencing massive religious conflict in the 1600s and England was no exception.

• England was an expanding power in Europe and the world until the English began to fight among themselves.

• At the time of the Civil War, England was ruled by a king and Parliament.