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WorksheetsAOK History Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Why do we need different interpretations/perspectives when performing the Historical method after gathering information on an event?
Because discussing is fun
One person's interpretation doesn’t tell the full story and can be biased.
Banana
Apple
What is the confirmation bias in historical research?
A) The unbiased examination of all historical evidence, regardless of personal beliefs.
B) The tendency to seek out and emphasize historical evidence that supports one's pre-existing beliefs or opinions.
C) When a historian falsifies facts to fit a national agenda.
The idea that history is pluralistic and many perspectives should be considered.
What is history? What does it include?
Shared memories/identities
Defense against propaganda
Enriches our understanding of humanity
all the answers
What is the definition of subjectivity?
Based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions
Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts
Batman
None of these answers
How is history shaped?
Through historical events that are then documented, analyzed and interpreted.
History is shaped by just sitting around and waiting for things to happen
History is shaped by one individual who changes things
By people who want to see change
In the historical method, do all interpretations of a historical event get accepted?
no
yes
In the historical method, when historians reach an agreement on which interpretations of history are acceptable and most valid this is called.
confirmation
consensus
credentialism
James
A historian cannot help but be influenced by...
their values
the accepted morality of the time they are living in
their bias and their prejudice
all of the above
As we learn new information, and accept new perspectives, experience new events, our values change over time and history is re-written. This is called:
Revisionist history
retributional history
confirmational history
Annie
Choose a sentence that represents subjectivity:
My cat is cute
my cat is white
my cat is tiny
my cat is the most powerful cat that ever existed and all cats that are not related to my cats are sub-cats
What does subjectivity refer to:
How someone's judgment is shaped by personal opinions and feelings instead of outside influences.
The lack of favoritism toward one side or another: freedom from bias.
A prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
Individual beliefs that motivate people to act one way or another.
What is National Bias?
a historian's choice of topic is influenced by a specific preoccupation with an event that cloud's judgment and neglects certain groups and their contributions to history.
only looking for historical evidence that supports the historians beliefs or opinions. Neglecting evidence that does not confirm their beliefs.
When patriotism or nationalism interferes with a historian's interpretation of a historical event.
many types of primary sources are dependent on the testimonies and records of people that favor a viewpoint or person.
What are the three specific things that make up history?
A Gives us a sense of identity.
Is defense against propaganda.
Enriches our understanding of human nature.
All of them
Historians should strive to be as ____ as possible when examining evidences
Topic choice bias
Bias identified in evidence
National Bias
objective
Propaganda is...
the misuse of information to suit the agenda of a person, group of people
the historical narrative told by governments that ignores fault or bad behavior
dictated by national pride
defeated by proper use of the historical method
all of these
In Japan, who dictates which textbooks are used in all public schools and private schools
the people vote on which textbooks are included
the teachers and school administration
the government
all of these
True or false. In the United States, each state has their own review panel for which textbooks that state will adopt.
true
false
