Primary and Secondary Sources Quiz

What are primary sources?

• Materials that are firsthand and connected to a historical event

• Materials that are copies of original sources

• Materials that are created after a historical event

• Materials that are written by historians

Which of the following is a primary source?

• An oral history interview recorded after the civil rights movement

• A book about the civil rights movement written by a history professor

• A web page about Lena Olive Smith created in 2014

• A photocopy of the Minneapolis Spokesman newspaper from April 1968

What does the term 'secondary' mean?

• Historical

• After first

• Firsthand

• Original

Which of the following is a secondary source?

• A book of letters written by Jackie Robinson

• A web page about Matthew Little

• An article about Lena Olive Smith written by a law professor

• An oral history interview with Nellie Stone Johnson

What can be considered a primary source?

• Only items created by historians

• Any item that documents someone's firsthand experience

• Any item from the time being researched

• Only original items from the time being researched

What can be considered a secondary source?

• Only items created by historians

• Only original items from the time being researched

• Any item that documents someone's firsthand experience

• Any item from the time being researched

Which of the following is a primary source?

• A photocopy of the Minneapolis Spokesman newspaper from April 1968

• An oral history interview with Nellie Stone Johnson

• An article about Lena Olive Smith written by a law professor

• A book about the civil rights movement written by a history professor

What can be considered a primary source?

• Any item from the time being researched

• Only items created by historians

• Only original items from the time being researched

• Any item that documents someone's firsthand experience