The DBQ Just Got WAY EASIER! (MASSIVE Rubric Changes for 2023-2024)

What does DBQ stand for in the context of the College Board exam?

• Document-Based Question

• Data-Based Query

• Detailed Background Question

• Directed Broad Question

What percentage of the overall exam does the Document-Based Question (DBQ) account for, and how much time is allotted to complete it?

• 20% and 45 minutes

• 25% and 60 minutes

• 30% and 75 minutes

• 15% and 30 minutes

Which of the following components of the DBQ rubric have NOT changed with the recent updates?

• Document Use

• Sourcing

• Thesis

• Complexity

Which of the following is a new way to earn the complexity point on the DBQ, as mentioned in the updated rubric?

• Effectively using all seven documents to support an argument

• Explaining how the point of view of at least two documents is relevant

• Simply quoting from five documents

• Writing a longer essay than required