Chapter 1 Test

What is the meaning of 'plagiarize'?

• A website address
• Evidence of expertise
• Presenting someone's work as your own without giving credit
• A type of online resource

How can you avoid plagiarizing?

• By putting information into your own words and referencing the author
• By violating copyright laws
• By presenting your own ideas without offering credit to the source
• By using direct quotations without including a footnote

What are some types of general reference books that can be used for research?

• Cookbooks, travel guides, and fashion magazines
• Encyclopedias, textbooks, and class notes
• Novels, short stories, and poems
• Newspapers, magazines, and websites

What is the meaning of 'credentials'?

• A type of plagiarism
• A website address
• Evidence of expertise
• A type of online resource

Which ending is commonly used for government websites?

• .org
• .com
• .edu
• .gov

Which ending is commonly used for educational institution websites?

• .edu
• .com
• .org
• .gov

Which ending is commonly used for organization websites?

• .edu
• .gov
• .com
• .org

Why do historians look at secondary sources with different points of view?

• To check the evidence in primary sources
• To compare it to primary sources
• To get a clear idea of what happened
• To evaluate the trustworthiness of the source

What is the role of evidence in historical research?

• To provide facts and support conclusions
• To make historical research more difficult
• To confuse historians
• To support historians' preconceived notions

What is the difference between primary and secondary sources?

• Primary sources are created by people who were not part of the actual event, while secondary sources are firsthand pieces created by people who saw or experienced the event
• Primary sources are firsthand pieces created by people who saw or experienced the event, while secondary sources are things created after an event
• Primary sources give historians a broad view of an event, while secondary sources help historians learn what people were thinking during an event
• Primary sources are things created after an event, while secondary sources are firsthand pieces created by people who saw or experienced the event