Jump to page content Jump to navigation

• Education Policy & Advocacy
• Membership
• Testing Basics
• College Guidance
• K–12 Services
• Higher Ed Services
• Professional Development
• Data, Reports & Research

AP Central

Home > AP Courses and Exams > AP Exam Questions > Exam Format: European History Exam Format: European History Format for the Exam The AP European History Exam is three hours and five minutes long. In Section I, students are given 55 minutes to answer 80 multiple-choice questions; in Section II, they are given 45 minutes to respond to a document-based question and 35 minutes each to respond to two thematic essay questions chosen from several offered. There is a 15-minute reading period at the beginning of Section II. % of Grade Number of Questions Time Allotted Reading Period Section I 50 80 55 minutes Section II 50 15 minutes Part A 1 essay 45 minutes Part B 1 essay 35 minutes Part C 1 essay 35 minutes See also... The AP European History Exam

• 1 - Home Page
• 2 - Skip to content
• 3 - Site Map
• 4 - Search field focus
• 6 - Site navigation tree
• 9 - Contact information
• 0 - Access Key details

Back to top