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Reading and Writing in History (Week 1)

Total questions: 5

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A primary source is (one correct answer)

a)

A historical document that historians use to analyze and interpret lived experience in the past

b)

A scholar's interpretation or theories about what life was like in the past

c)

A textbook that students use to learn about the past

d)

The first document written during the time period or century

2.

A secondary source is (one correct answer)

a)

The second historical document written during a historical time period

b)

A first-hand account of a historical event

c)

A scholar's theory or interpretation of what lived experience was in the past

d)

A book or journal article that is not seen as scholarly valid or viable

3.

Which of the following ARE primary sources (SELECT ALL CORRECT ANSWERS)

a)

A Civil War general's diary

b)

A history textbook

c)

A newspaper article from 1914

d)

A piece of Roman pottery

e)

A newly published book on the French Revolution

4.

Which of the following are examples of secondary sources

a)

A history textbook

b)

A letter from a son to his mother and father during the World War I (1)

c)

A dissertation on the World War II (2)

d)

A newly published book about the Industrial Revolution of the 1800s

e)

A political cartoon from the Cold War

5.

How should you take notes in this class

a)

Create a system of shorthand instead of fully writing each word

b)

Use symbols so that you can easily find information or ask questions later

c)

Just listen-- you'll remember it

d)

Try to write out every word that the instructor says fully without creating a shorthand or abbreviation system