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Mrs. D.'s Historical Thinking Quiz

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An autobiography is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
2.
A classmate giving a report about Cleopatra. The classmate giving the report is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
3.
A map drawn by Christopher Columbus is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
4.
A photograph is an example of a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
5.
A webpage talking about how life may have been in ancient Greece.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
6.
A journal written by Sequoyah describing how he created the Cherokee alphabet.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
7.
An artifact, document, diary, manuscript, or other source of information created at the time of study is a .... 
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source  
8.
Written at the time of the event
a)
primary source
b)
secondary source
9.
Primary Sources
a)
Created at the time of study by someone involved.
b)
Created after the time of study by someone not involved.
10.

First-hand account of a historical event (ex. journal)

a)

Primary Source

b)

"Say"

c)

"Matter"

d)

Source

11.

Second-hand account of a historical event (ex. biography); created after the event occurred by someone who was not a witness

a)

"Matter"

b)

Secondary source

c)

Perspective

d)

Context

12.

A particular attitude or way of seeing something

a)

DBQ

b)

Secondary source

c)

Perspective/Point of View

d)

Primary Source

13.

What is bias?

a)

Being open minded

b)

Giving both points of view or perspective

c)

Favoritism in favor of or against something

d)

Strictly informational

14.

What continent is this?

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Europe

15.

Antarctica is surrounded by which ocean?

a)

Southern

b)

Pacific

c)

Atlantic

d)

Indian

16.

Things made by humans and used by archeologists and historians to recreate a picture of the past

a)

Evidence

b)

Compass rose

c)

Artifacts

d)

Perspective

17.

Shows information in a chronological order based on events or a story.

a)

Timelines

b)

Perspectives

c)

Primary Sources

d)

Accounts

18.

North America is the

a)

continent in the Western Hemisphere as well as mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. It has the Amazon Rainforest.


Europe

b)

the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population and occupies the eastern four-fifths of the giant Eurasian landmass.

c)

3rd largest continent & the continent you live on consisting of the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

19.

An orientation graphic that indicates the direction NORTH on a map or globe

a)

Hemisphere

b)

Compass Rose

c)

North America

d)

Geography

20.

South America is a

a)

continent in the Western Hemisphere as well as mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. It has the Amazon Rainforest.

b)

continent north of Africa and west of Asia; 2nd smallest of the world's continent

c)

3rd largest continent & the continent you live on

21.

Europe is

a)

largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.

b)

an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle

c)

continent north of Africa and west of Asia;2nd smallest of the world's continent.

22.

Asia is

a)

2nd largest continent(after Asia), covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth

b)

the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population. It occupies the eastern four-fifths of the giant Eurasian landmass.

c)

3rd largest continent & the continent you live on

23.

Africa is

a)

2nd largest continent (after Asia), covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth

b)

an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle

c)

the smallest continent and one of the largest countries on Earth, lying between the Pacific and Indian oceans in the Southern Hemisphere.

24.

Facts or information that can be used to test whether a proposition is true or valid; proof

a)

Credible

b)

evidence

c)

perspective

d)

arguement

25.
a specific point of view in understanding or judging things or events
a)
evidence 
b)
artifacts
c)
multiple perspectives
d)
perspective
26.
an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest
a)
arguement
b)
opinion 
c)
artifacts
d)
perspectives
27.

Definition: fit to be trusted or relied on

a)

perspective

b)

reliable

c)

persuade

28.

Definition: Finding out who created a source, when, where, and why it was created in order to see if it is reliable

a)

Sourcing

b)

Social Studies

c)

Close Reading

d)

Evidence

29.

One-half of the terrestrial globe

a)

cup

b)

globes

c)

scarcity

d)

hemisphere

30.

a picture of a compass on a map that shows the cardinal directions

a)

map legend

b)

compass rose

c)

scale

d)

globes

31.
Why should we study history? 
a)
Learn about our past (ancestors, culture, advancements, leaders)
b)
Learn from our mistakes
c)
Create a better future
d)
All of the options are correct.
32.
How many continents are there in the world?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
33.
How many oceans are there in the world?
a)
7
b)
6
c)
5
d)
4
34.
Which is the largest continent in the world?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
Antarctica
35.
This is the smallest continent, farthest away from the others where you may find koalas and kangaroos.
a)
Europe
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Australia
36.
This continent contains major historic cities like Paris, London and Rome.
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
North America
37.
What continent is letter D?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
38.
What continent is letter A?
a)
North America
b)
South America 
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
39.
What continent is letter E?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Antarctica
40.
What continent is letter C?
a)
Antarctica 
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Africa
42.
What continent is letter F?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Australia
d)
South America
42.
What continent is letter F?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Australia
d)
South America
43.
What continent is letter G?
a)
Australia
b)
Antarctica
c)
Asia
d)
North America
44.
What ocean is letter B? 
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
45.
What ocean is letter C? 
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Southern Ocean
46.
What ocean is letter A? 
a)
Southern Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
47.
What ocean is letter D? 
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
48.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
49.
Explains what the symbols on a map represent
a)
Bar Scale
b)
Map Key/Legend
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Parallels
50.
Which ocean is bordered by Africa, Asia, and Australia?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Southern Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
51.
What ocean is labeled as 5?
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Southern Ocean
52.
Which ocean is bordered by North America, Europe, and Asia?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
53.
Which continent do you live on?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
6
54.

One of the large landmasses of the Earth

a)

Geography

b)

Oceans

c)

Continents

d)

I don't know, but I need a nap

55.

An imaginary line around the center of the earth

a)

Hemisphere

b)

Longitude

c)

Equator

d)

Waistline

56.

The study of the Earth's physical and cultural features

a)

Artifact

b)

Geography

c)

Evidence

d)

Primary Source

57.

An expert in or student of history

a)

Geographer

b)

Historian

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Social Studies

58.

A personal representation of an event from the past

a)

Historical Account

b)

History

c)

Social Studies

d)

Geography

59.

Events or accounts of events from the past

a)

Social Studies

b)

Geography

c)

History

d)

Telenovela

60.

An explanation of the meaning of something

a)

Fib

b)

Interpretation

c)

Point of View

d)

Evidence

61.

The study of how people over time have interacted with each other and their environment

a)

Math

b)

Science

c)

ELA

d)

Social Studies

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