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The AP Art History Exam

Exam Content

The first AP Art History Exam was administered in 1972. In 1998, the AP Art History Exam included, for the first time, a long essay requiring informed discussion of art beyond the European tradition. To learn more about why this change was made and read ideas for incorporating such art into your course, visit the Course Home Page for AP Art History.

Multiple-Choice Questions

For sample multiple-choice questions, refer to the Course Description.
  AP Art History Course Description (.pdf/2.9MB)

Free-Response Questions

Below are free-response questions from past AP Art History Exams. Included with the questions are scoring guidelines, sample student responses, and commentary on those responses, as well as exam statistics and the Chief Reader's Student Performance Q&A for past administrations.

Free-Response Questions 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999-2002


2008: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions
All Questions


2007: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions
All Questions Scoring Guidelines

Student Performance Q&A

Scoring Statistics
Sample Responses Q1
Sample Responses Q2
Sample Responses Q3
Sample Responses Q4
Sample Responses Q5
Sample Responses Q6
Sample Responses Q7
Sample Responses Q8
Sample Responses Q9
Grade Distributions


2006: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions
All Questions Scoring Guidelines

Student Performance Q&A

Scoring Statistics
Sample Responses Q1
Sample Responses Q2
Sample Responses Q3
Sample Responses Q4
Sample Responses Q5
Sample Responses Q6
Sample Responses Q7
Sample Responses Q8
Sample Responses Q9
Grade Distributions


2005: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples Grade Distributions
All Questions Scoring Guidelines

Scoring Commentary

Student Performance Q&A

Scoring Statistics
Sample Responses Grade Distributions


2004: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples Grade Distributions
All Questions Scoring Guidelines

Scoring Commentary

Student Performance Q&A

Scoring Statistics
Sample Responses Q1
Sample Responses Q2
Sample Responses Q3
Sample Responses Q4
Sample Responses Q5
Sample Responses Q6
Sample Responses Q7
Sample Responses Q8
Sample Responses Q9
Grade Distributions


2003: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples Grade Distributions
All Questions Scoring Guidelines

Scoring Commentary

Student Performance Q&A

Scoring Statistics
Sample Responses Q1
Sample Responses Q2
Sample Responses Q3
Sample Responses Q4
Sample Responses Q5
Sample Responses Q6
Sample Responses Q7
Sample Responses Q8
Sample Responses Q9
Grade Distributions



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