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Founded in 1900, the College Board was created to expand access to higher education. Today, the membership association is made up of more than 5,900 of the world’s leading educational institutions and is dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education. Each year, the College Board helps more than seven million students prepare for a successful transition to college through programs and services in college readiness and college success—including the SAT® and the Advanced  \nPlacement Program®. The organization also serves the education community through research and advocacy on behalf of students, educators and schools.  \n© 2011 The College Board. College Board, Advanced Placement Program, AP, AP Central, SAT and the acorn logo are registered trademarks ofthe College Board. Admitted Class Evaluation Service and inspiring minds are trademarks owned by the College Board. All other products and services may be trademarks oftheir respective owners. Visit the College Board on the Web:  \n[www.collegeboard.org. Permission to use](www.collegeboard.org. Permission to use) copyrighted College Board materials may be requested online at:  \n[www.collegeboard.org/inquiry/cbpermit.html](www.collegeboard.org/inquiry/cbpermit.html).  \n[Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.org](Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.org).  \nAP Central is [the official online home for the AP Program: apcentral.collegeboard.com](the official online home for the AP Program: apcentral.collegeboard.com).  \n2011 AP® EUROPEAN HISTORY FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS  \nEUROPEAN HISTORY  \nSECTION II  \nPart A  \n(Suggested writing time—45 minutes)  \nPercent of Section II score—45  \nDirections: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents 1-12. The documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise. Write your answer on the lined pages of the Section II free-response booklet.  \nThis question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay that:  \n• Provides an appropriate, explicitly stated thesis that directly addresses all parts of the question and does NOT simply restate the question.  \n• Discusses a majority of the documents individually and specifically.  \n• Demonstrates understanding of the basic meaning of a majority of the documents.  \n• Supports the thesis with appropriate interpretations of a majority of the documents.  \n• Analyzes point of view or bias in at least three documents.  \n• Analyzes the documents by explicitly grouping them in at least three appropriate ways.  \nYou may refer to relevant historical information not mentioned in the documents.  \n1. Analyze the influence of ideas about gender on the reign of Elizabeth I and explain how Elizabeth responded to these ideas.  \nHistorical Background:  \nElizabeth I of England (reigned 1558–1603) was the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Following the reigns of her half siblings, Edward VI and  \nMary I, Elizabeth I ascended to the throne at the age of twenty-five.  \n© 2011 The College Board.  \nVisit [the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.org](the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.org).  \nGO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.  \n2011 AP® EUROPEAN HISTORY FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS  \nDocument 1  \nSource: John Knox, Scottish religious reformer, First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women, 1558.  \nTo promote a Woman to bear rule, superiority, dominion, or empire above any Realm, Nation, or City, is against all Nature . . . it is the subversion of good order, of all equity and justice. . . . And that the Holy Ghost does manifestly express, saying: “I suffer not a woman to usurp authority above the man.”. . . So both by God’s law and the interpretation of the Holy Ghos","cbCaiuVnWbmiUMLk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuVnWbmiUMLk","pdf",1092216,"English","# Section II\n## Part A\n## Suggested writing time and scoring\n## Directions and essay requirements\n## Question 1: Influence of ideas about gender on Elizabeth I","[{\"question\":\"What essay requirements must the response meet in Section II, Part A?\",\"answer\":\"The essay must present an explicit thesis addressing all parts of the question, discuss a majority of the documents individually, and support the thesis with appropriate interpretations of most documents. 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