WorksheetsUnit 1 Thinking Like a Historian Assessment
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the role of a historian?
a)
To memorize specific details about the past.
b)
To investigate events that occurred in the past to better understand them.
c)
To know which direction N, S, E, and W are on a map.
d)
To use secondary sources to figure out what happened in the past.
2.
Why is it important to examine multiple primary and secondary sources when investigating an event?
a)
It is important to study multiple points of view so that you have a better picture of what really happened.
b)
It is important because without both types of sources the truth would never come out.
c)
It is important because people always lie.
d)
It is important because examining facts requires knowing people's opinions.
3.
Why is it important to investigate the reliability (how reliable or truthful something is) of a source or group of sources?
a)
When a historian is studying an event, they must know that the sources they are using are valid because otherwise their entire investigation could be compromised.
b)
Studying stories about the past requires a historian to look at multiple sources, and those sources must be credible and reliable or else the historian may be misinformed about what really happened.
c)
If a historian does not use valid or reliable sources to study the past, their conclusions or findings about an event could be biased.
d)
All of these answers are reasons why using valid sources is important.
4.
Why do historians need to have a good understanding of maps and how to read them?
a)
Historians will often use maps in their study of past events and people.
b)
Historians need to know about maps because the main topic they study is the geography of the modern world.
c)
Historians have to know about maps because that is the only type of source they use to study past events and people.
d)
Historians really don't need to know about maps unless they're studying the history of map making.
5.
What feature does every timeline have?
a)
All timelines show events in chronological order.
b)
All timelines go from up to down.
c)
All timelines go from left to right.
d)
All timelines have pictures.
6.
A historian wants to know about the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. The historian is looking to write a novel where the main character was a sailor who was stationed at Pearl Harbor during the attack. What source would be most helpful for this historian to use for his book?
a)
A photograph of the harbor after the attack occurred (primary source).
b)
A newspaper article from December 9, 1941 highlighting President Roosevelt's speech about the attack (secondary source).
c)
A video interview of a US sailor who survived the attack (primary source).
d)
A book about the attack on Pearl Harbor written by a historian and published 20 years after the attack occurred (secondary source).
7.
I was watching ESPN and one of the reporters said he had heard good reviews about a new sports movie. When he talks about the movie, what is he?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
8.
My friends and I found an old wedding dress in our attic. My father said it belonged to my grandmother. What is the dress?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
9.
My friend Tim said I should read a book that he really liked. He told me about it—it sounds really good! When Tim talks about the book, what is he?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
10.
When I was at summer camp a few years ago, I found an arrowhead; I did research and found out it has been made by the Cherokee Indians. What is my arrowhead?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
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