GEPHQ1

1. History is the study of the past.

• true

• false

2. Historical sources that were not written should not be used

in writing history.

• true

• false

3. The subject of historiography is history itself.

• true

• false

4. History has no use for the present, thus, the saying “past

is past” is true.

• true

• false

5. History is limited to the story of a hero versus a vilain.

• true

• false

6. Only primary sources may be used in writing history.

• true

• false

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

tertiary sources.

• true

• false

8. External criticisms is done by examining the physical

characteristics of a source.

• true

• false

9. Internal criticisms is done by looking at a source’s quality

of paper and type of ink, among others.

• true

• false

10. The historians are the only source of history.

• true

• false