Why we study history and its sources

Question 1 of 10

A primary source of history is

A. an encyclopaedia B. a modern textbook C. a film made today D. an original document or artefact from the time

Question 2 of 10

Chronology in history means

A. counting people B. studying rocks C. drawing maps D. arranging events in the order they happened

Question 3 of 10

Radiocarbon dating is used to

A. measure rainfall B. find the age of once-living material C. read old languages D. map rivers

Question 4 of 10

Museums help in the study of history by

A. conducting elections B. selling food C. preserving artefacts and documents D. teaching sports

Question 5 of 10

A secondary source is

A. an eyewitness diary B. a later account based on primary sources C. an ancient tool D. a cave painting

Question 6 of 10

Corroboration in history means

A. ignoring dates B. accepting one source C. inventing evidence D. checking a source against other independent evidence

Question 7 of 10

The study of past human life through objects dug from the ground is

A. astronomy B. anthropology only C. geology D. archaeology

Question 8 of 10

Information passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation is

A. archival record B. archaeology C. oral tradition D. a newspaper

Question 9 of 10

An eyewitness account written at the time of an event is

A. a secondary source B. a primary source C. a myth D. a tertiary source

Question 10 of 10

Studying history helps a nation to

A. avoid change B. forget its past C. learn from past mistakes and achievements D. ignore culture

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