Understanding Primary and Secondary Sources

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What is a primary source?

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The original records of an event under investigation.

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Which of the following is an example of a primary source? A history textbook. An eyewitness report from an event. A scholarly article analyzing an event. A biography written years after an event.

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An eyewitness report from an event.

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What defines a source as credible?

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If it appears trustworthy and is well supported with facts.

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What is the role of secondary sources?

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They offer the writings and interpretations made about events that occurred in the past.

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What is considered a secondary source of information? Options: Original research papers, Personal interviews, Raw data from experiments

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Textbooks and articles

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What are perspective and bias in the context of evaluating the credibility of a source?

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They are factors in determining if a source is credible and reliable.

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What is a key factor in determining whether a source is credible? Options: Popularity of the source, Consistency of the information provided, The length of the source material, The number of pictures in the source

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Consistency of the information provided

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What credibility factor might be questioned if a political leader has written a book condemning feminism and describes all women as humorless, tedious people who are usually tiresome?

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Uses stereotypes

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Which factor determining a source's credibility is exemplified by an author who has written a book that quotes a variety of sources, each source cited has been carefully documented and represents a major source on the subject?

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Consistency of the source

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If a person delivers a lecture on slavery, mentions a number of facts about slavery, and after the lecture, all the points mentioned are found to be factually correct in the library, which credibility factor does this represent?

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Agrees with other credible sources