Prelim Exam

History is the study of the past.

• True

• False

Historical sources that were not written should not be used in writing history.

• True

• False

The subject of historiography is history itself.

• True

• False

History has no use for the present, thus, the saying "past is past" is true.

• True

• False

History is limited to the story of a hero versus a villain.

• True

• False

Only the primary source may be used in writing history.

• True

• False

There are three types of sources: primary, secondary, and tertiary sources.

• True

• False

External criticism is done by examining the physical characteristics of a source.

• True

• False

Internal criticism is done by looking at a source's quality of paper and type of ink, among others.

• True

• False

The historians are the only source of history.

• True

• False