SAQ Preparation Quiz

What is the first step in answering a Short Answer Question (SAQ) in AP courses?

• Writing a detailed essay

• Understanding the stimulus and the prompt

• Memorizing historical dates

• Ignoring the prompts

What are the three key things to focus on when marking up prompts for SAQs?

• Length, complexity, and style

• Category, time period, and historical thinking skill

• Grammar, vocabulary, and punctuation

• Creativity, originality, and humor

In the context of SAQs, what does the historical thinking skill "causation" require?

• Listing all possible outcomes

• Showing cause and effect

• Describing events in chronological order

• Comparing and contrasting different events

What is a "stimulus" in the context of SAQs?

• A type of essay

• A document to read or an image to analyze

• A list of vocabulary words

• A set of mathematical problems

What does the acronym T-E-A-T stand for in the context of answering SAQs?

• Topic Sentence, Explanation, Analysis, Topic Sentence (restated)

• Thesis, Evidence, Argument, Thesis (restated)

• Topic, Evidence, Analysis, Thesis

• Theory, Example, Analysis, Topic

What is the purpose of the "Topic Sentence" in the T-E-A-T formula?

• To introduce a new topic unrelated to the prompt

• To restate the important parts of the prompt and name a piece of evidence

• To provide a detailed analysis of the evidence

• To summarize the entire essay

In the T-E-A-T formula, what does the "Analysis" part involve?

• Listing all possible evidence

• Showing how your evidence proves your topic sentence

• Restating the topic sentence

• Providing a counterargument

According to the T-E-A-T formula, what was one significant intellectual change during the Renaissance?

• The rise of feudalism

• The emphasis on humanism

• The decline of trade

• The spread of the Black Death

What does the T-E-A-T formula stand for in AP History exams?

• Topic Sentence, Explanation, Analysis, Transition

• Topic Sentence, Evidence, Analysis, Transition

• Topic Sentence, Explanation, Argument, Transition

• Topic Sentence, Explanation, Analysis, Thesis

How many multiple-choice questions are included in the first part of Section I of the AP European History Exam?

• 30

• 55

• 40

• 60