History Criticism Quiz

External Criticism mainly focuses on:

• Bias of the author

• Authenticity of the source

• Reliability of the content

• Context of the writing

Internal Criticism mainly checks:

• Whether the source is original

• The credibility of the content

• The handwriting and ink

• Where the document is preserved

Which question belongs to External Criticism?

• Why was the document written?

• Who wrote or created it?

• Does it match with other facts?

• Is the language biased?

Which question belongs to Internal Criticism?

• Is it a copy or the original?

• What material is it written on?

• Does it align with other sources?

• Where was it produced?

A friar calling Filipinos “lazy” is an example of:

• Authenticity test

• Colonial bias

• Neutral observation

• External criticism

A Filipino diary describing hunger during war reflects:

• Fake history

• Colonial perspective

• Lived experience

• Tertiary source

Why are both external and internal criticism important?

• They guarantee history is entertaining

• They prevent using forged or misleading sources

• They eliminate all bias

• They make history easier to memorize

“Historians are detectives of the past” refers to:

• Memorizing dates

• Criticism and verification

• Blind patriotism

• Only reading textbooks

The Greek word “historia” means:

• Memory

• Research or inquiry

• Legend

• Wisdom

According to Aristotle, history is:

• Poetry in chronological order

• Systematic account of natural phenomena arranged in order

• Myths of the past

• A collection of random stories