QHW TOPIC 1 Quiz

What is the defining characteristic of primary sources?

• Filtered through interpretation

• Created at the beginning of the information cycle

• Written by scholars

• Based on secondary sources

In history, which of the following may qualify as a primary source?

• Newspaper articles from the period

• Biographies written at a later date

• Books written by historians

• Interviews with modern historians

In the sciences, what qualifies as a primary source?

• A textbook discussing scientific theories

• An interview with a famous scientist

• The original publication of a scientist's research

• A review article summarizing multiple studies

What type of documents serve as primary sources in the history of ideas or intellectual theory?

• Letters written by theorists

• Essays and articles written by experts

• Books written by modern scholars

• Biographies of famous intellectuals

In literature and philosophy, what serves as the primary source?

• An analysis of the philosophical concept

• The text being consulted or written about

• A review of the literary work

• The author's biography

What is the defining element of tertiary sources?

• Originality

• Proximity to the source

• Subjective and contextual

• Time

What are encyclopedias typically considered as?

• Primary sources

• Secondary sources

• Tertiary sources

• Quaternary sources

What type of objects are often considered to be primary sources in anthropology?

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What is the basis for other research, often presented through secondary and tertiary sources?

• Interpretation and evaluation of primary sources

• Compilation of tertiary sources

• Analysis of secondary sources

• Review of scholarly articles

What is the relationship of primary sources to the research question?

• Based on secondary sources

• Close to the source/event/period

• Filtered through interpretation

• Not related to the research question