Practive Mini-AP Exam Results

Hello Students,

I don't know if it was because this test was written after lunch, or that I didn't play Eminem while you were writing, but we can all agree that we'd like better results without napping.  I'm sure none of you will nap during the official exam, but still we need to buckle down and take these more seriously.  

One thing that we will not be doing in the future is using Multiple Choice tests from CliffsAp, which is where these were from.  I looked the questions over more closely and the answers are, plainly speaking, arguable and subject to opinion.  A quick google turned up complaints from others, so CliffsAp is not a good resource.  Barron's has a better reputation, and, of course, the AP College Board itself is the best.  They are easier and clearer, while Cliffs is a nightmare.  So do these count?  No.  But the essay scores will.  If you didn't do so well, don't be alarmed.  We will do more of these, and I'll drop your lowest score(s) off the total when I calculate the end product.  That said, Class Participation is something I want to increase, and that particular score should not be forgotten. 

The essays were scored according to AP standards out of nine, so keep in mind 5 is about an average.

	M.C./26	M.C./20					Essay/9
Plato	4	8					6
Locke	14	11					3
Socrates	9	10					6
Hobbes	11	13					5
Aristotle	16	12					4
Aquinas	11	7					6
Nietzsche	11	9					7
Descartes	N/A	11					N/A
Marx	26	14					8

Here are the answers to the test photographed from the book.  Maybe you can read it.  Just right click and view image and zoom in if you are curious as to what the answers are (according to Cliffs).