Deck 9: Social Historical Research and Oral Traditions

Question 1

Which term can be considered a synonym for internal criticism?

A)Genuine
B)Reliable
C)Legitimate
D)Valid

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What is a college student enrolled in a War and American History course at the university learning?

A)Nostalgia
B)Historical research
C)Historiography
D)History

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Brynn witnesses a wildfire starting near her home.She draws a picture of the wildfire.This is an example of which type of source?

A)Primary
B)Secondary
C)Tertiary
D)Quaternary

Answer 3

A

Question 4

When researchers are using primary source materials,they must determine that the material is accurate and reliable as a data source.What is this process called?

A)External criticism
B)Internal criticism
C)Oral history
D)Identification

Question 5

Aidan loves reading the Guinness Book of World Records.This book is an example of which type of source?

A)Primary
B)Secondary
C)Tertiary
D)Quaternary

Question 6

Which term is synonymous with the word "past" and refers conceptually to facts and events of long ago?

A)Nostalgia
B)Historical research
C)Historiography
D)History

Question 7

An investigator who seeks to provide a window of understanding various symbols used in the past,such as the pink and black triangles used by Nazis to designate gay men and women,respectively,is working on what?

A)Nostalgia
B)Historical research
C)Historiography
D)History

Question 8

Dr.Hagen,a superintendent of Adams School District,studies the reading scores of second graders.This situation is an example of which type of source?

A)Primary
B)Secondary
C)Tertiary
D)Quaternary

Question 9

Dr.Schmitz is conducting research on Louis Armstrong.Which Web site should she use?

A)Internet Archive
B)Slave Narratives from the Federal Writer's Project
C)What Did You Do in the War,Grandma?
D)Hogan Jazz Archive

Question 10

Researchers who use in-depth interviewing as one line of action paired with concepts of history to create a full account that extrapolates the author's motive is a technique called

A)construction of a life history.
B)historical research.
C)historiography.
D)history.

Question 11

After her 10th birthday,Elsa writes a flowery description of her party,including the guests,the gifts,and the games they played.This situation is an example of which type of source?

A)Primary
B)Secondary
C)Tertiary
D)Quaternary

Question 12

Which term can be regarded as a synonym for external criticism?

A)Precision
B)Truthfulness
C)Validity
D)Accuracy

Question 13

Dr.O'Keefe is conducting a histiography on nurses who served in the U.S.Army during World War II.Which Web site should he use?

A)Internet Archive
B)Slave Narratives from the Federal Writer's Project
C)What Did You Do in the War,Grandma?
D)Hogan Jazz Archive

Question 14

A Web site run by a nonprofit company that seeks to identify and archive billions of Web pages to help researchers seek historical information on a variety of topics and areas is called

A)Internet Archive.
B)Slave Narratives from the Federal Writer's Project.
C)What Did You Do in the War,Grandma?
D)Hogan Jazz Archive.

Question 15

Which term indicates the retelling of comfortable past pleasantries,events,or situations,and lacks research rigor?

A)Nostalgia
B)Historical research
C)Historiography
D)History