Historical Thinking Quiz

1. What best describes our definition of History?

• Guesses on the past made by looking at current events
• An account of the past constructed from evidence
• Stories and legends told at a camp fire

2. An account of a battle from Napoleon's personal diary is a:

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

3. Which would be the MOST reliable source for the lunchroom fight?

• Max's friend Eric, who saw the fight
• Justin who was in the fight
• A teacher who saw the fight
• Max's mom, who did not see the fight

4. Which of these could be considered a claim?

• Jessica is 5 feet tall
• Justin started the fight because he threw the first punch
• Max isn't a nice guy

5. In our lunchroom fight lessons, the principal can BEST be described as:

• an author
• a researcher
• an historian

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

• A biography of Abraham Lincoln

• A letter written by George Washington

• A photograph taken during World War II

Determining who wrote/created the item and whether or not it is a credible resource

• Sourcing

• Contextualization

• Corroboration

• Continuity/Change over time

Figuring out what was going on in the place and time that the item was created and how that could impact the item.

• Corroboration

• Sourcing

• Contextualization

• Change/Continuity over time

Comparing different sources to each other to see whether they support or contradict each other.

• Contextualization

• Corroboration

• Sourcing

• Change/Continuity over time

Which of the following is an example of sourcing?

• Reading a primary document

• Reading a secondary document

• Looking at who created a document and when

• Checking to see if the evidence in a document is correct