APUSH Exam Info Multiple Choice The majority of multiple-choice questions are on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Approximately 20 percent of the questions deal with the period from the first European explorations through 1789 45 percent with the period 1790 through 1914 35 percent with the period 1915 to the present. There may be a few multiple-choice questions on the period since 1980. Multiple Choice Political institutions and behavior and public policy account for approximately 35 percent of the questions Social and cultural developments account for approximately another 40 percent. The remaining questions are divided between the areas of diplomacy and international relations (15 percent) and economic developments (10 percent). Multiple Choice