What is one advantage a primary source has over a secondary source?A.A primary source is typically free of outside interpretation.B.A primary source is generally unbiased.C.A primary source is written after the fact.D.A primary source combines several different accounts of an event.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Unlike a primary source, a secondary source can be:A.written or created by a person suspected of having a bias.B.written or created by someone who did not experience an event.C.written or created by an educated person or trained expert.D.written or created by a governmental organization.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which of the following describes an advantage that secondary sources have over primary sources for historians?A.They can offer historians a firsthand interpretation of an important event.B.They can reveal to a historian exactly how people of an ancient culture lived.C.They can act as hard evidence to prove whether a society used a particular tool.D.They can provide a general summary of evidence other historians have discovered.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

A primary source is a source which comes from the time of an event Question 1Select one:TrueFalseQuestion 2Not yet answeredMarked out of 3Flag questionTipsQuestion textWhich of the following are primary sources? Question 2Select one or more:A speechA history book A newspaper article published in 1961A textbookA photographQuestion 3Not yet answeredMarked out of 1Flag questionTipsQuestion textA secondary source is from the time after an event has happenedQuestion 3Select one:TrueFalseQuestion 4Not yet answeredMarked out of 3Flag questionTipsQuestion textWhich of the following are not secondary sources? Question 4Select one or more:An encyclopaedia A political speechA letter to a friendA photograph from the First World War Question 5Not yet answeredMarked out of 1Flag questionTipsQuestion textHistorical questions must always be very specific and narrow Question 5Select one:TrueFalseQuestion 6Not yet answeredMarked out of 1Flag questionTipsQuestion textHistorians rely on evidence to construct their versions of the past Question 6Select one:TrueFalse

Select the correct answer.Which of these is the best definition of a secondary source? A. a summary of other sources that can be used as evidence in a text B. a firsthand account of an event or time period that has been recorded in print C. live recordings of events that can be shared and copied by researchers D. a source that interprets, analyzes, or synthesis firsthand accounts of events or time periods

Why is it important to understand the context of a source?A.Sources are only unbiased if the context is understood.B.Without context, a source cannot have a valid point of view.C.A source's context helps an audience interpret its meaning.D.Evaluating context is the only way to identify a primary or secondary source.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS