SAT II World History

Things to beware about the SAT II Subject Test: World History exam are as follows.

1. It tests "pre-history", which is unproven and often implausible speculation about a time period prior to historical records. This could be 5-10% of the exam.^{[Citation Needed]}
2. It uses "B.C.E." instead of "B.C." and "C.E." instead of "A.D.", even though no one denies that the dating system is based on the birth of Jesus.^{[Citation Needed]}
3. It is likely to credit humanism for the Renaissance, and credit the Enlightenment for more than it deserves. Christianity will receive little or no credit on the exam.^{[Citation Needed]}
4. Only 25% of this exam is about Europe. 10% is on EACH of Africa, Southwest Asia, South and Southeast Asia, East Asia and the Americas (areas other than the United States)^{[Citation Needed]}
5. The format of the test is one hour long, consisting of 95 multiple-choice questions. Many questions are written in a convoluted manner, and some students may run out of time.^{[Citation Needed]}
6. Questions that are "Global or Comparative" make up 25% of the exam.^{[Citation Needed]}
7. The CLEP exams on Western Civilization is a much better test of relevant historical knowledge. But the CLEP is about $50 more expensive than the SAT II (About $75 for the CLEP compared with about $25 for the SAT II). However, a CLEP score reflects college-level work, and may impress colleges more than an SAT II score.^{[Citation Needed]}

Tips for taking the exam

1. Beware these words in answers, because these words are so sweeping that the answer is probably wrong: "only", "never", "always", "every" and "none".
2. These words in an answer suggest that the answer may be the correct choice because they are not so sweeping: "rarely", "sometimes", "often" and "generally".