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About This Drill
AP African American Studies: What Is African American Studies? & The African Continent — Drill 1 is a Multiple Choice practice drill covering Unit 1: Origins of the African Diaspora. It contains 5 original questions created by Brian Stewart, a Barron's test prep author with over 20 years of tutoring experience.
Practice AP African American Studies questions on the interdisciplinary nature of the field and the geographic and ecological diversity of the African continent. Sharpen your AP exam prep skills with this targeted drill on Unit 1 foundations.
Passage
“African American Studies is an interdisciplinary field that examines the history, culture, and contemporary experiences of people of African descent, particularly in the United States and across the diaspora. It draws on methods from history, sociology, literature, political science, and the arts to understand how race has shaped — and been shaped by — social institutions, cultural production, and systems of power.”
— Adapted from a scholarly introduction to African American Studies, 2003
Questions in This Drill
- According to the source, which of the following best describes the defining characteristic of African American Studies as an academic field?
- The source frames African American Studies as examining how race has “shaped — and been shaped by — social institutions.” Which of the following most directly reflects this framing?
- Which of the following most accurately describes the geographic diversity of the African continent?
- Which of the following best explains how geographic differences between West Africa and East Africa contributed to distinct patterns of cultural and economic development in pre-colonial Africa?
- Which of the following best explains a continuity in the relationship between African geography and the development of African societies across different regions and time periods?