Quiz 1 GEd 105

This is a study and interpretation of the data and other source of past human activity, people, societies and civilizations leading to the present.

• History
• Historiography
• Historian
• None of the Above

Who is responsible for reconstructing the past and giving meaning to historical facts?

• Politician
• Archaeologist
• Historian
• Scientist

According to Gottschalk, what is true about historical evidence?

• Only a part of what was observed in the past was recorded
• Everything in history is remembered and documented
• Historical accounts are always objective
• Historians do not interpret past events

It is the study of how history was written, by whom, and why it was recorded.

• History
• Historiography
• Historian
• None of the Above

These are tangible remains of the past. It is an object or testimony concerning the past on which historians depend in order to create their own depiction.

• Fossils
• Historical Sources
• Artifacts
• All of the above

What is the subject matter of history?

• Life of people and past events
• Life of people and humanity
• People and past events
• None of the Above

The following are the three important concepts of history, EXCEPT:

• is based on past events
• is interpreted by someone usually by historian
• relies on data and documents which historian call as historical sources
• responsible for reconstructing the past

It interprets and analyzes primary sources. It is prepared by an individual who was not a direct witness to an event but who obtained his or her description of the event from someone else.

• Secondary Sources
• Primary Sources
• Historical Sources
• Tertiary Sources

What is the meaning of the Greek word “Historia”?

• Inquiry or investigation
• Written records
• Past events
• Ancient civilization

Which of the following is NOT a primary source?

• Diary
• Autobiography
• History textbook
• Memoirs