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Excelling on the AP Art History Exam About This Book and the Full-Color Art CD-ROM This book provides a thorough review for the Advanced Placement Art History Examination and is intended to make test preparation as easy and effective as possible. Cited throughout the book are art images that can be found on the accompanying full-color CD-ROM. The image numbers in the book's review section correspond to those on the CD for simultaneous reference as you study. The practice tests, for which images are also presented on the CD in color, are accompanied by detailed answer explanations, giving you the context you need to excel on the AP Art History Exam. About the Advanced Placement Program The Advanced Placement Program is designed to provide high school students with the opportunity to pursue college-level studies. The program consists of two components: a course and an exam. Students are expected to gain college-level skills and acquire college-level knowledge of art history through the AP course. When they complete the course, students take the AP Art History exam. Test results are used to grant course credit and/or determine placement level in the subject when students enter college. The AP Art History Exam, along with the other AP exams, is administered each May at participating schools and multi-school centers throughout the world. About the Exam The AP Art History exam is 3 hours long and contains 115 multiple-choice questions, 7 short essay questions, and 2 long essay questions. The questions are designed to provide a comprehensive evaluation of your knowledge of art history. Content of the Exam The following table shows the key content areas and the percentage of questions typically asked in each area: Content Approximate Total Percentages I. Ancient Through Medieval ..............................................................30% A. Greece and Rome 1015% B. Early Christian, Byzantine, Early Medieval 510% C. Romanesque &nbChmiel, Frank is the author of 'Ap Art History- the Best Test Prep for the Ap ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780738602127 and ISBN 0738602124.
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