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Understanding Primary and Secondary Sources

Authored by Cynthia Stockman

History

8th Grade

Understanding Primary and Secondary Sources
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are some of the ways we learn about the past?

Through dreams

Through books, movies, and video games

By guessing

By asking our friends

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a primary source?

A source created after the time period being studied

A source created during the time period being studied

A source that is always accurate

A source that is fictional

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT an example of a primary source from Shakespeare's time?

Shakespeare's plays

A modern textbook about Shakespeare

Shakespeare's letters

Tax records from his time

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a secondary source?

A source that is always accurate

A source created after the time period being studied

A source that is always fictional

A source created during the time period being studied

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?

Shakespeare's favorite hat

A tax record from Shakespeare's time

A modern movie about Shakespeare

A letter written by Shakespeare

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why are primary sources important for historians?

They are easier to find

They are always more interesting

They provide direct evidence from the past

They are always more accurate

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is historiography?

The study of the opinions of other historians

The study of ancient artifacts

The study of primary sources

The study of secondary sources

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