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1-2 How Does a Historian Work?

Quiz by Mrs. Smith

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  • Q1
    A well-researched article about a historical topic might be published in ______.
    a scholarly journal
    a newspaper
    an encyclopedia
    a textbook
    30s
  • Q2
    An example of a secondary source is ______.
    phone log
    encyclopediaa
    diary
    government document
    30s
  • Q3
    An example of a primary source is a ______.
    diary
    history book
    biography
    text book
    30s
  • Q4
    A secondary source is a firsthand piece of evidence written by someone who was present during the event
    true
    false
    30s
  • Q5
    A primary source is a firsthand piece of evidence written by someone who was present during the event
    true
    false
    30s
  • Q6
    A historian uses information from primary sources to draw conclusions.
    false
    true
    30s
  • Q7
    A historian uses bad information from primary sources to draw conclusions.
    false
    true
    30s
  • Q8
    A secondary source is a good place to find new evidence about a historical topic.
    false
    true
    30s
  • Q9
    A secondary source is a bad place to find new evidence about a historical topic.
    true
    false
    30s
  • Q10
    A primary source is a good place to find new evidence about a historical topic.
    true
    fasle
    30s
  • Q11
    When you make an inference, you ______.
    read many opinions about a subject
    use trustworthy sources to make a judgment about an event
    read only primary sources about an event
    rely on your own experiences in your life
    30s
  • Q12
    An example of a narrow field of study is _____.
    Latin American politics
    the Vietnam War
    Ancient China
    growing coffee in Peru
    30s
  • Q13
    A primary source is more likely to be written from a biased point of view than a secondary source.
    true
    false
    30s
  • Q14
    A primary source is less likely to be written from a biased point of view than a secondary source.
    true
    false
    30s
  • Q15
    The reason that historians may interpret the same event differently is because some historians are more experienced than others.
    true
    false
    30s

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