Historian's Toolbox Level 2 Assessent

When doing historical research, which of the following should be evaluated prior to using a piece of information?

• web url
• authorship of the article/information
• context and evidence in the article
• All the above

Primary or Secondary Source? A transcript of Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech

• Primary
• Secondary

Primary or Secondary Source? Wikipedia

• Primary
• Secondary

Primary or Secondary Source? A documentary about World War II

• Primary
• Secondary

Primary or Secondary Source? A photograph of a civil war encampment

• Primary
• Secondary

Which source of information about candidates for public office would probably be free of bias?

• a pamphlet written by a political campaign worker
• a family member of one of the candidates
• a friend of a candidate
• a newpaper article written about what each candidate said during their last debate

Which of the following is the main problem with fake news?

• It can be hard to discern it from real news
• It costs Americans billions of dollars a year
• it is totally annoying
• it causes Americans to waste time

If a source is credible, it will

• have many biased statements
• have a recent publish date
• created by someone who is an expert in the field of study being researched

• will use stereotypes

news that is not true with the intention fo gaining something from the viewer/reader

• journal article

• fake news

• nightly news

• PBS News

a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgement about people and events

• credibility

• reliability

• bias

• stereotype