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Unit 1 Thinking Like a Historian Quiz 1

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Primary and Secondary Sources are examples of....

a)

Books

b)

Photos

c)

Artifacts

2.

What source is this?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

3.

The following image is a textbook which is:

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

4.

A local music group made a cover of Beyonce's song, "Hold Up", the cover of the song is what?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

5.

A grandfather worked on building the railroad and told the story to his son. The son told the story to his daughter. In the daughter's perspective, what is the story?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

6.

A photograph album containing pictures of classmates at Tuskegee university in 1923

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

7.

Scrapbook kept by Mrs. Mary Smith in 1883 with copies of recipes and household items...

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

8.

My mom has CDs of my grandparents telling stories about when they were kids. We love to listen to these at family gatherings. What are we listening to?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

9.

When I am doing homework for US government and I read the commentaries by Supreme Court Justices on landmark cases, what am I reading?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

10.

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

11.

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 type of source is he?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

12.

At school we use the textbook American Journey to learn about the history of the USA. When we use textbooks, what source are we using?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

13.

Which type of source is usually written in the first person? (I, me, we)

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Artifacts

14.

Which type of historical source is usually written in the third person (he, she, them, they)

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Artifacts

15.

Which word is it? to examine the structure of something, to determine its explanation or to interpret it

a)

Analyze

b)

Artifact

c)

Sourcing

d)

Contrast

16.

Which word is it? an object made by a human being, typically an item of historical interest

a)

Analyze

b)

Artifact

c)

Sourcing

d)

Contrast

17.

Which word is it? this method asks students to consider who wrote a document or where it comes from

a)

Analyze

b)

Artifact

c)

Sourcing

d)

Contrast

18.

Which word is it? to compare two things and see how they are different

a)

Analyze

b)

Artifact

c)

Sourcing

d)

Contrast

19.

Which word is it? Prejudice in favor for or against something

a)

Bias

b)

Construct

c)

Primary Source

d)

Interpret

20.

Which word is it? To make or create something...

a)

Bias

b)

Construct

c)

Primary Source

d)

Interpret

21.

Which word is it? A document, speech, picture, etc. from the historical past...

a)

Bias

b)

Construct

c)

Primary Source

d)

Interpret

22.

Which word is it? To understand the meaning of something in a specific way

a)

Bias

b)

Construct

c)

Primary Source

d)

Interpret

23.

Which word is it? To think about or provide information on the background of something (situation, time, place)

a)

Contextualization

b)

Corroboration

c)

Compare

d)

Secondary Source

24.

Which word is it? The process of proving something, to provide evidence

a)

Contextualization

b)

Corroboration

c)

Compare

d)

Secondary Source

25.

Which word is it? To look at two things to see how they are the same

a)

Contextualization

b)

Corroboration

c)

Compare

d)

Secondary Source

26.

Which word is it? Materials that are written about history, but were not in the historical time

a)

Contextualization

b)

Corroboration

c)

Compare

d)

Secondary Source

27.

Which type of source is the picture?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Artifact

28.

Which type of source is the picture?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Artifact

29.

Which type of source is the picture?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Artifact

30.

Which type of source is the picture?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Artifact

31.

Which type of source is the picture?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Artifact

32.

In the RACES writing model, how many sentences must there be?

a)

4-5 sentences

b)

5-8 sentences

c)

8-12 sentences

d)

13 sentences

33.

In the RACES writing model, what does E stand for?

a)

Restate

b)

Estimate

c)

Explanation

d)

Explain

34.

In the RACES writing model, what does the A stand for?

a)

Answer

b)

Analysis

c)

Evidence

d)

Analytics Anonymous

35.

In the RACES writing model, what does the S stand for?

a)

Summarize

b)

State

c)

Speak

d)

Stinky

36.

Which of the following is NOT a secondary source?

a)

Encyclopedia

b)

Online Article

c)

Speech

d)

History Textbook

37.

Which of the following is NOT a primary source?

a)

Diary

b)

Photograph

c)

Drawing

d)

Online Article

38.

This is process of confirming if something is true or not...

a)

Corrboration

b)

Contextualization

c)

Summarizing

d)

Primary

39.

The time period before writing was invented is known as...

a)

Pre History

b)

History

c)

No History

d)

Unhistorical

40.

The study of past events and stories from humans is called...

a)

Pre History

b)

History

c)

Evaluating

d)

CREAL

41.

Which sentence uses the word ANALYZE properly? Choose the best answer!

a)

Mr. Mailhiot analyzes jokes all of the time!

b)

The teacher analyzes the students and figures out how they can do better in class.

c)

Xavier analyzes his failures all the time.

d)

Instructor analyze the floor while grading.

42.

Which sentence uses the word BIAS properly? Choose the best answer!

a)

Mr. Mailhiot shows bias towards the kids who do their homework each week.

b)

He biased me the basketball.

c)

Chris has bias homework all night.

d)

I lost the bias when I was working out.

43.

Which sentence uses the word SOURCING properly? Choose the best answer!

a)

As I did my research paper, I was sourcing where my notes came from so I could explain them later.

b)

He is always sourcing during the basketball game, which is annoying.

c)

The sourcing was homework and it was not done properly.

d)

I enjoy sourcing the football game each and every Sunday.

44.

Which sentence uses the word SUMMARIZE properly? Choose the best answer!

a)

At the end of the school year, I summarized what I learned by taking a test.

b)

He summarizes during video games like Fortnite and 2K all of the time.

c)

The summarizing part of football is really annoying when you play.

d)

My friend summarized and gave me a gift for my birthday.