AOK History Quiz

Why do we need different interpretations/perspectives when performing the Historical method after gathering information on an event?

• Because discussing is fun

• One person's interpretation doesn’t tell the full story and can be biased.

• Banana

• Apple

What is the confirmation bias in historical research?

• A) The unbiased examination of all historical evidence, regardless of personal beliefs.

• B) The tendency to seek out and emphasize historical evidence that supports one's pre-existing beliefs or opinions.

• C) When a historian falsifies facts to fit a national agenda.

• The idea that history is pluralistic and many perspectives should be considered.

What is history? What does it include?

• Shared memories/identities

• Defense against propaganda

• Enriches our understanding of humanity

• all the answers

What is the definition of subjectivity? 

• Based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions

• Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts

• Batman

• None of these answers

How is history shaped?

• Through historical events that are then documented, analyzed and interpreted.

• History is shaped by just sitting around and waiting for things to happen

• History is shaped by one individual who changes things

• By people who want to see change

In the historical method, do all interpretations of a historical event get accepted?

• no

• yes

In the historical method, when historians reach an agreement on which interpretations of history are acceptable and most valid this is called.

• confirmation

• consensus

• credentialism

• James

A historian cannot help but be influenced by...

• their values

• the accepted morality of the time they are living in

• their bias and their prejudice

• all of the above

As we learn new information, and accept new perspectives, experience new events, our values change over time and history is re-written. This is called:

• Revisionist history

• retributional history

• confirmational history

• Annie

Choose a sentence that represents subjectivity:

• My cat is cute

• my cat is white

• my cat is tiny

• my cat is the most powerful cat that ever existed and all cats that are not related to my cats are sub-cats