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Home > AP Courses and Exams > Course Home Pages > Latin Tutorial: 4. Format of Multiple-Choice Section Latin Tutorial: 4. Format of Multiple-Choice Section The multiple-choice section is the first section of the AP Latin Exams. It is one hour long and represents 40 percent of the student's total grade. It consists of 50 questions to be answered in 60 minutes. Questions are based on four unadapted Latin passages, eight to 12 lines in length, that may be described as follows: three sight passages (at least one poetry and at least one prose) one syllabus-based passage (Vergil booklets contain a Vergil passage; Latin Literature booklets contain a Catullus passage) More... Latin Tutorial: 5. Types of Questions See also... Latin Tutorial: 1. Multiple-Choice Item Writing for Teachers Latin Tutorial: 2. Terminology for Multiple-Choice Questions Latin Tutorial: 3. Do's and Don'ts of Item Writing Latin Tutorial: 6. Phrasing Multiple-Choice Questions Latin Tutorial: 7. How to Choose a Passage Latin Tutorial: 8. Preparing to Write Questions Latin Tutorial: 9. Writing Questions Latin Tutorial: 10. Reviewing Questions and Making Selections Latin Tutorial: 11. Samples of Final Versions Latin Tutorial: 12. Where to Send Your Passages and Questions Latin Tutorial: 13. Passages Submitted by Teachers AP Latin Literature Course Home Page Course Home Page Index Personal Profile

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