Core Concepts Quiz 2

Why must students of history learn to evaluate sources?

• Because only primary sources are reliable and accurate.

• Because only secondary sources are reliable and accurate.

• Because all types of sources can be biased, or unreliable.

• Because opinions are much more useful than facts.

A historical source in which the author clearly disliked a key figure should be carefully evaluated for

• unnecessary facts

• primary sources

• secondary sources

• bias

Who is most likely to study oral traditions of a society?

• Anthropologists

• Archaeologist

• Architect

• Doctor

Archaeologists can be described as human treasure hunters because

• ancient people often had lots of gold and jewels

• they are mostly interested in finding artifacts of great value

• good archaeologists are wealthy

• they search for hidden objects from the past

What type of source is an artifact?

• Secondary Source

• Primary Source

• Oral History

• Bias Source

A quotation is an example of

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Bias

• Artifact

Why does obtaining a secondary source from the Internet require great caution?

• Few qualified scholars/experts put their work on the Internet

• All Internet sources are biased

• It is impossible to check the reliability of sources on the Internet

• The Internet has many accurate sources, but also many inaccurate sources

A person who studies ruined buildings and artifacts of an ancient culture is

• an archaeologist

• an anthropologist

• an oral historian

• a geographer

Archaeologists focus their studies on

• oral traditions

• the buried and hidden evidence of ancient times

• the written records left by different ancient peoples

• human remains

Why do museums collect and display artifacts?

• To show off valuable items

• To teach people about the history of an area

• To make people happy

• Museums do not show off artifacts