Methodology Of Historical Writing Set 1

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Q1 | A researcher was interested in studying why the “new math” of the1960s failed. she interviewsseveral teachers who used the new math during the 1960s. These teachers are considered……
  • primary sources
  • secondary sources
  • external critics
  • internal critics
Q2 | The process of dealing with concerns over the authenticity of a source is referred to as
  • sourcing
  • internal criticism
  • secondary criticism
  • external criticism
Q3 | The following is a step in the process of historical research?
  • identifying a research topic
  • data synthesis
  • data collection
  • all of the above
Q4 | Oral history can be based on---
  • interviews with people
  • stories and tales
  • songs
  • all of the above
Q5 | The process of determining the reliability or accuracy of the information contained in thesources collected is known as—
  • external criticism
  • vagueness
  • internal criticism
  • presentism
Q6 | Presentism in historical sources is the --------------
  • presence of the author in a historical source
  • first-hand accounts of events
  • assumption that the present day connotations of terms also existed in the past
  • all of the above
Q7 | Comparing document to each other to determine whether they provide the same information orreach the same conclusion is known as----
  • contextualization
  • sourcing
  • corroboration
  • negative criticism
Q8 | When writing their narratives many historical researchers prefer to use------
  • the publication manual of the american psychological association
  • the chicago manual of style
  • the historical manual of style
  • the historians manual of style
Q9 | The Chronology is called the-------- of history
  • eye
  • tongue
  • pillar
  • brain
Q10 | The identification of when and where an event took place is known as
  • contextualization
  • sourcing
  • corroboration
  • criticism
Q11 | When did the telephone become an accepted tool for primary data collectionin marketingresearch?
  • 1930s
  • 1950s
  • 1970s
  • 1990s
Q12 | If someone uses research as part of a sales effort this is said to be,
  • syndicating
  • sugging
  • satisficing
  • surveying
Q13 | A primary data collection method that involves tracking behavior over a period of time is called
  • browsing
  • observation
  • sampling
  • testing
Q14 | Mystery shopping is a form of
  • questionnaire
  • observation
  • analysis
  • postal survey.
Q15 | “The study of history is the study of causes “says
  • eh carr
  • winston churchill
  • jb bury
  • golman
Q16 | Who is the author of the book “What is History”?
  • voltaire
  • montesquieu
  • eh carr
  • ranke
Q17 | Who is considered the father of Objectivity
  • toynbee
  • rousseau
  • voltaire
  • ranke
Q18 | The idea of progress is related to
  • ranke
  • rg collingwood
  • eh carr
  • vico
Q19 | Who propounded the concept The Philosophy of History?
  • rousseau
  • voltaire
  • montesquieu
  • gibbon
Q20 | The author of the book Ä guide to Historical Method”
  • garraghan
  • herodotus
  • thucydides
  • jj renesh
Q21 | The study of ancient things is called
  • archaeology
  • epigraphy
  • ethnography
  • none of the above
Q22 | Paleobotany is the study of------
  • ancient monuments
  • ancient plant remains
  • ancient coins
  • ancient writings
Q23 | Epigraphy is the study of--------
  • coins
  • monuments
  • inscriptions
  • palaces
Q24 | Ethno botany is the study of --------
  • cultural utilization of plants
  • herbal plants
  • ancient plants
  • none of the above
Q25 | Numismatics is the study of ------
  • coins
  • writings
  • palaces
  • carvings