Deck 6: History, Archives, and Research Methods

Question 1

Alessandro Fortelli was an ……………….

A)oral historian
B)hermeneutist
C)ethnographist
D)sociolist

Answer 1

oral historian

Question 2

….......is not gossip, hearsay or rumer; it is history of the people, created by the people

A)oral history
B)argument
C)synthesis
D)generalisation

Answer 2

oral history

Question 3

….........is course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood.

A)plagiarism
B)logical argument
C)ethnographic research
D)quantitative research

Answer 3

logical argument

Question 4

…………….asserts that the truth of the conclusion is supported by premise.

A)inductive argument
B)synthesis
C)generalisation
D)appendices

Question 5

A ………….. is an invalid argument that appears valid or a valid argument with distinguished assumptions.

A)plagiarism
B)fallacy
C)hermeneutics
D)synthesis

Question 6

The word …………….. comes from the Latin word for kidnapping.

A)plagiarism
B)hermeneutics
C)synthesis
D)heuristics

Question 7

…………….. is a written document describing the findings of some individuals or group.

A)plagiarism
B)report
C)synthesis
D)generalisation

Question 8

…………….., simply is any meeting for an exchange of ideas.

A)plagiarism
B)seminar
C)hermeneutics
D)synthesis

Question 9

A ……………. paper is a type of academic writing that requires more theoretical understanding.

A)research
B)logical argument
C)plagiarism
D)argument

Question 10

The collection of historical records or the physical place where the historical records are located is known as?

A)library
B)archive
C)museum
D)history

Question 11

A person who works in Archives is called?

A)historian
B)archivist
C)numismatic
D)epigraphist

Question 12

The study and practice of organising, preserving and providing access to information and materials in archives is called?

A)archival science
B)library science
C)informatics
D)field research

Question 13

………………..….. is the collection of raw data in natural settings.

A)field research
B)applied research
C)quantitative research
D)chronology

Question 14

In the card system, the lower left corner of a card is used to write …………

A)name of the chapter
B)name of the author
C)name of the book
D)name of the content

Question 15

In the card system, the upper central portion of a card is used to write....

A)page number
B)date of the event
C)name of the chapter
D)name of the author

Question 16

…………… helps for quick analysis of important terms, names and places occurring in a text?

A)glossary
B)index
C)foot notes
D)palaeography

Question 17

References given in the foot notes should first state the ………….

A)title of the work
B)date of publication
C)name of the author
D)place of publication

Question 18

"Ibid" denotes ……………..

A)work cited
B)place cited
C)in the same place
D)glossary

Question 19

"opcit" denotes ……………

A)throughout the work
B)compare
C)work cited
D)appendices

Question 20

. ………… contains a lot of information about the relevant topic which are not given place in foot notes for want of space.

A)glossary
B)bibliography
C)appendices
D)historical synthesis

Question 21

The word Bibliography is derived from the _______ word 'Biblio' which means book.

A)latin
B)english
C)greek
D)old english

Question 22

The technique of data collection is called?

A)hermeneutics
B)heuristics
C)interview
D)historical explanation

Question 23

The books written by various historians are put in the category of?

A)primary sources
B)secondary sources
C)tertiary sources
D)none of the these

Question 24

Which type of criticism is used by a scholar to examine whether the records are forged or distorted?

A)internal criticism
B)external criticism
C)none of the these
D)interview

Question 25

In which type of criticism the scholar examines the credibility of a document or collected data?

A)external criticism
B)internal criticism
C)none of these
D)historical synthesis

Question 26

….......... is an inductive process in which one goes from the particular to the general, infers the unknown from the known.

A)synthesis
B)generalisation
C)research
D)chronology

Question 27

….......is referred to the systematic empirical investigation of social phenomenon with the support of statistical or mathematical techniques.

A)qualitative research
B)quantitative research
C)empirical research
D)palaeography

Question 28

Which is the most frequently used qualitative research approach?

A)field research
B)ethnographic research
C)none of these
D)historical synthesis

Question 29

...........is concerned with joining, grouping, arranging explaining and interpreting the historical data.

A)synthesis
B)generalisation
C)heuristics
D)chronology