Language of Historians

Another term for 'point of view' is:

• bias
• corroboration
• perspective
• sourcing

Which is NOT a characteristic of a STEREOTYPE?

• it is a common 'label'
• it is an oversimplified image
• it is based on individual traits
• it applies to an entire group

The riddle involving an injured boy and his mother who was a surgeon is an example of:

• point of view
• reliability of sources
• (unconscious) bias
• corroboration

Contextualization of an event or a source includes examining all of the following EXCEPT:

• When a source was created (time period)
• Who created the source and their perspective
• what materials were used to create it
• why the source was created (purpose)

Corroboration means that multiple sources

• are helpful, but not necessary.
• help confirm or disprove a conclusion.
• must be from the same time period.
• must be primary sources to be considered.

All of the following may make a source more reliable, or trustworthy EXCEPT:

• the source is has a bias related to the event.
• the source has a good reputation.
• other sources, or witnesses, have the same 'story'.
• the source was an eyewitness to the event.

Which of the following are types (or the basis) of biases?

• gender bias
• racial bias
• age bias
• all of these are types of biases

Which source is most likely to be biased?

• a textbook section on branches of government
• a personal letter from a Jamestown colonist to a relative
• an anti-slavery newspaper article written in Ohio in 1850
• a diary entry written by a passenger on the Mayflower

Noting details (who, what, when, where, why) about a document or artifact before examining it is called:

• corroborating.
• sourcing.
• point of view.
• contextualizing.

When sourcing a document, what would make you most likely to be confident that it is reliable?

• it was written close to the time and place of the event
• it is written by someone you've heard of before
• it features proper grammar and sophisticated vocabulary
• the creator appeared to have had an important job