Primary Sources Quiz

What does the term 'primary' mean in the context of primary sources?

• Historical

• Firsthand

• Secondary

• Ancient

A primary source comes from someone who did what?

• Read a book about an event

• Witnessed or lived through an event

• Heard a story about an event

• Watched a movie about an event

Which of the following is NOT an example of a primary source?

• A report by someone who witnessed an event

• An interview with a person who experienced an event

• A book written by a historian about an event

• A photograph taken during an event

What is one form of the written word that serves as a primary source?

• Radio Broadcast

• Photograph

• Video Recording

• Diary

What are artifacts?

• Things made by people

• Verbal stories passed down through generations

• Plants and animals

• Books written by historians

Which of the following is a primary source

• A history textbook

• A documentary film

• An interview with a World War II veteran

• A magazine article about ancient civilizations

Which vocabulary word means real?

• Letters

• Past

• Event

• Exist

Which vocabulary word refers to something that happens, such as an occasion or activity?

• Event

• Exist

• Letters

• Past

Which vocabulary word refers to a time that already happened?

• Letters

• Exist

• Past

• Event

Which vocabulary refers to written or printed messages?

• Event

• Letters

• Past

• Exist