GED 105-Topic 1 Quiz

The word history comes from the Greek word Historia, which means:

• Story

• Inquiry

• Record

• Past

Which of the following BEST defines history?

• A list of dates and events only

• The study and interpretation of past human activities and societies

• An imaginative reconstruction of the past

• Any story about the past whether true or not

A historian is someone who:

• Writes novels about the past

• Collects artifacts only

• Studies, interprets, and reconstructs past events using sources

• Memorizes dates of events

Historiography refers to:

• The rewriting of myths

• The study of how history was written and why

• The invention of new historical accounts

• The chronological listing of battles

Which of the following is NOT a type of historical source?

• Primary source

• Secondary source

• Tertiary source

• Imaginary source

Which is an example of a primary source?

• A textbook summary of World War II

• A blog post about the Philippine Revolution

• A diary written by a Katipunero

• A Wikipedia article on José Rizal

Numerical records as primary sources include:

• Travelogues

• Photographs

• Census data

• Oral interviews

A painting of the Bud Dajo Massacre is classified as:

• Written source

• Image source

• Relic source

• Numerical source

A secondary source is one that:

• Provides direct evidence of an event

• Is produced by a participant or eyewitness

• Interprets and analyzes primary sources

• Is always unreliable

Which of the following is a tertiary source?

• Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere

• An encyclopedia article

• A soldier’s battlefield letter

• A newspaper published during the Spanish era