CH1 Quiz: Pages 4-5

What is the goal of most historians?

• To tell true stories of the past
• To entertain people with historical accounts
• To make up stories about the past
• To predict the future

Why is history important?

• To learn about ourselves and how people have acted throughout history
• To predict the future
• To entertain people with stories from the past
• To make up stories about the past

What are the three major sources for facts about the past?

• Artifacts, traditions, and written records
• Oral histories, traditions, and written records
• Artifacts, oral histories, and biographies
• Artifacts, traditions, and encyclopedias

What is a primary source?

• A firsthand account or record created at the time being studied
• A secondary account or record created by someone who was not a participant or eyewitness
• An encyclopedia entry about a historical event
• A biography about a historical figure

What is a secondary source?

• An account or record created by someone who was not a participant or eyewitness
• A firsthand account or record created at the time being studied
• An encyclopedia entry about a historical event
• A biography about a historical figure

Why is it important for a historian to evaluate historical sources?

• To ensure accuracy
• To make up stories about the past
• To entertain people with historical accounts
• To predict the future

What can cause disagreements among historians about how to interpret evidence?

• Different worldviews
• Lack of evidence
• Lack of interest in history
• Lack of education

What do historians with a biblical worldview believe about the abilities of early humans?

• They believe that early humans were intelligent and inventive
• They believe that early humans were primitive and ape-like
• They believe that early humans had no abilities
• They believe that early humans were aliens

What is a worldview?

• How a person sees and interprets the universe and everything in it
• A historical artifact
• A written record
• A tradition passed down through generations

What is the purpose of studying history?

• To learn from the accomplishments and mistakes of people in the past
• To predict the future
• To entertain people with stories from the past
• To make up stories about the past