This exam will have two parts:
Part A (50%) is objective. There will be 27
multiple choice questions. You will answer 25 of them. Here’s an example of a
question used on a previous exam:
The 19th Amendment added suffrage
to the Constitution. What year was that amendment passed?
A. 1900
B. 1919
C. 1940
D. 2010
Part B is an essay(50%): There will be two
essay questions on the exam. You will write on one.
1. Reconstruction: How difficult was it for the U.S. to
reconstruct the nation after the Civil War? Was it mostly a period of growth or
of missed opportunities?
2. Progressivism: Which progressive movement had the most
profound impact on the nation?
3. The 1920s: Is the decade of the 1920s better
characterized as a period of decay or growth?
HOW TO SUCCEED ON
THIS TEST:
Ø Make outlines. Make sure that your outlines have way
too much detail, way more than any normal human could ever remember. Remember, you
cannot bring these to the exam, but you can MEMORIZE what is on them
and use the detail on the exam. Do not, I repeat, do not simply "look
over" your notes. That is a recipe for failure;
Ø Study the outlines you make. Try to write them word for
word without looking at the original. Fill in the gaps where you did not recall
something. Do it again. Walk around your study area speaking the outline,
looking down only when you need to for a quick reminder of the detail. Speak it
again. Write it again…and most of all, have fun;
Ø Fill in
the gaps in your notes and add detail where you lack it. To do this, use a
textbook or an online source. In addition, look at the outlines on the blog and be sure you are
familiar with the terms on those outlines;
Ø Come to my office to ask questions, to show me
outlines, or just to chat;
Ø Follow
Napoleon’s advice: “In planning a campaign I purposely exaggerate all the
dangers and all the calamities that the circumstances make possible.” In
essence, overprepare!
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