History Quiz

Define history based on the text.

• The study of current events and people

• The study of future events and people

• The study of fictional events and people

• The study of the past events and people

Evidence

• Proof
• Testimony
• Guess

• Hypothesis

What is a "Point of View?"

• A type of camera angle
• The climax of a story
• Perspective from which a story is told or something is viewed

• A specific location in a narrative

What is a "primary source?"

• A secondary source of information created after the event being studied
• A fictional story based on historical events
• An original source of information or data created at the time of the event being studied
• A personal opinion about a historical event

What is a "secondary source?"

• A document or recording that relates or discusses information originally presented elsewhere.
• A primary source
• A fictional story
• A scientific theory

Why is studying history important according to the text?

• To focus only on the present

• To predict the future

• To forget about the past

• To understand the present and make decisions about the future

Explain the role of historians as described in the text.

• To predict the future

• To examine the causes and effects of historical events

• To study current events

• To forget about the past

List two questions that historians ask when examining historical events.

• How did things change? and How has it influenced today?

• Why is it happening? and What will happen?

• What happened? and Why did it happen?

• What would have happened if...? and How did things change?

How does history explain why things are the way they are?

• By forgetting about the past

• By examining the causes and effects of past events

• By studying current events

• By predicting the future

Provide an example from the text that demonstrates the impact of historical events on modern culture.

• Invention of the computer

• Invention of the television

• Invention of the wheel

• Invention of the smartphone