Methodology Of Historical Writing Set 3

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This set of Methodology of Historical Writing Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Methodology Of Historical Writing Set 3

Q1 | Importance of historical method was firstly attributed by
  • herodotus
  • thucydides
  • cicero
  • livy
Q2 | Philology is the study of
  • philosophy
  • stamps
  • languages
  • coins
Q3 | “Challenge and response” the theory put forwarded by
  • arnold j toynbee
  • spengler
  • marx
  • gibbon
Q4 | Who is the earliest exponent of “cyclical Theory” ?
  • livy
  • thucydides
  • st. augustan
  • carle
Q5 | Copying another person’s ideas, words or works are called
  • plagiarism
  • cataloguing
  • reviewing
  • referencing
Q6 | Historical research is conducted for which of the following reasons?
  • to identify the relationship that the past has to the present
  • to identify the relationship that the past has to the present
  • to enhance understanding of the culture in which we live
  • all of the above
Q7 | The following is a step in the process of historical research?
  • preparing a report or narrative exposition
  • identifying a research topic and formulation of the research problem or question
  • data synthesis
  • all of the above
Q8 | Oral histories can be based on ______.
  • interviews with people
  • stories and tales
  • songs
  • all of the above
Q9 | In evaluating historical research sources, external criticism ________.
  • can involve the use of carbon dating and handwriting experts
  • helps determine the validity, trustworthiness or authenticity of a source
  • can involve use of historical linguists’ knowledgeable with the writing style of the period
  • all of the above
Q10 | The method that consists of collection of data through observation and experimentation,formulation and testing of hypothesis is called
  • empirical method
  • scientific method
  • scientific information
  • practical knowledge
Q11 | Which of these is not a method of data collection?
  • questionnaires
  • interviews
  • experiments
  • observations
Q12 | Secondary/existing data may include which of the following?
  • official documents
  • personal documents
  • archived research data
  • all of the above
Q13 | Which of the following terms best describes data that were originally collected at an earlier timeby a different person for a different purpose?
  • primary data
  • secondary data
  • experimental data
  • field notes
Q14 | Which of the following is not a major method of data collection?
  • questionnaires
  • focus groups
  • correlation method
  • secondary data
Q15 | The method that consists of collection of data through observation and experimentation,formulation and testing of hypothesis is called
  • empirical method
  • scientific method
  • scientific information
  • practical knowledge
Q16 | Information acquired by experience or experimentation is called as
  • empirical
  • scientific
  • facts
  • scientific evidences
Q17 | Who was the proponent of deductive method
  • francis bacon
  • christian huygenes
  • aristotle
  • isaac newton
Q18 | The reasoning that uses general principle to predict specific results is called
  • inductive
  • deductive
  • both a and b
  • hypothetic-deductive
Q19 | Inductive method was first proposed by
  • francis bacon
  • christian huygenes
  • aristotle
  • isaac newton
Q20 | The method that starts with formulation of hypothesis and testing of hypothesis in sequentialsteps where deduction applied is
  • inductive
  • deductive
  • both a and b
  • hypothetic-deductive
Q21 | Who was the proponent of hypothetico deductive method
  • francis bacon
  • christian huygenes
  • aristotle
  • isaac newton
Q22 | All research process starts with
  • hypothesis
  • experiments to test hypothesis
  • observation
  • all of these
Q23 | The method of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two statements is called
  • empiricism
  • inductive method
  • hypothesis
  • syllogism
Q24 | Inductive reasoning is
  • data collection analysis method
  • theory data collection analysis method
  • data collection method
  • both a and b
Q25 | Which type of interview allows the questions to emerge from the immediate context or courseof things?
  • interview guide approach
  • informal conversational interview
  • closed quantitative interview
  • standardized open-ended interview