Quiz on Historical Sources and Methods

Which is the best example of primary sources in Philippines history?

• The story of comfort women during Japanese Occupation

• Tribal accounts of the early settlement of Malay groups in Indonesia

• Diary of Anne Frank

• Philippine Social Science Journal

Which of the following is NOT an example of a primary source?

• Photographs

• Encyclopedia articles

• Official documents

• Diaries

What is the main function of secondary sources?

• To create new sources

• To document oral history

• To interpret primary sources

• To provide secondhand accounts

According to historiography, how many years after a fact are secondary sources usually written?

• 50 years

• 100 years

• 25 years

• 10 years

What is the first question to ask when analyzing a source?

• By whom was it produced?

• When was it produced?

• Where was it produced?

• What is the evidential value?

Which of the following fits the idea of secondary source?

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What should historians prefer when two sources disagree?

• The source that is more popular

• The source with the most authority

• The source that is more recent

• The source that is longer

What enhances the reliability of two independently created sources?

• If they are from the same author

• If they disagree

• If they agree on a matter

• If they are published in the same year

What is a core principle regarding human sources?

• Relics are more credible than narratives

• Eyewitness accounts are less reliable

• Narratives are more credible than relics

• All sources are equally credible

What increases the credibility of a message according to source criticism?

• If the source is from a popular author

• If multiple independent sources contain the same message

• If the source is forged

• If the source is biased