Quiz 1 Soc XIX

Is a verifiable statement, because there are mechanisms to determine the truth or falsity of such a statement.

• Opinion

• Fact

• Interpretation

Are judgments that express the personal beliefs, points of view or assumptions from a person

• Fact

• Opinion

• Interpretation

The claim: "The Russians are running out of precision-guided weapons. The Ukrainians are running out of Soviet-era munitions. The world is running out of patience for the war. The Biden administration is running out of ideas for how to wage it. And the Chinese are watching.", is:

• A fact

• An opinion

• An interpretation

The claim: "Ukraine, by its own estimates, is suffering 20,000 casualties a month. By contrast, the U.S. suffered about 36,000 casualties in Iraq over seven years of war.", is:

• A fact

• An opinion

• An interpretation

The claim: "That means Ukraine needs to do more than slow down the Russian Army. It needs to break its spine as quickly as possible.

But that can’t happen in an artillery war when Russia can fire some 60,000 shells per day against the roughly 5,000 that the Ukrainians have said they can get off." is:

• A fact

• An opinion

• An interpretation

Is the specific procedures or techniques used to identify, select, process, and analyze information about a topic:

• Methodology

• Research Question

• Hypothesis

The first step of the scientific method is:

• Create a hypothesis

• Research topic

• Observation/Research Question

Any branch of academic study or science that deals with human behavior in its social and cultural aspects:

• Natural sciences

• Social sciences

• Historical sciences

Historical approach that claims: for every action, there is an equivalent reaction

• Continuity-change

• Temporality

• Cause-Effect

• Perspectives

Historical approach that claims to examine trends and turning points over time

• Continuity-change

• Temporality

• Cause-Effect

• Perspectives