What is History Quiz #1

Which of the following BEST defines History?

• History tells us about things

• History is about everything in the past

• History is the study and recording of significant events in the past

• History is about people and places

The indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present and future regarded as a whole is the definition of

• Time

• Sequence

• Chronology

• Past

Gone by in time and no longer existing

• Present

• Future

• Past

• Now

I study and write about the past and is regarded as an authority on it

• Journalist

• Editor

• Writer

• Historian

History is important because

• It is a link between a person and their past

• It provides a sense of direction

• It allows us to hand down tradition as a part of our heritage

• It helps us to learn from our past mistakes

• It teaches us about the future

Some careers that are derived from the study of history includes

• Archaeologist and Anthropologist

• Lawyer and Nurse

• Journalist and Genealogist

• Curator and Archivist

• Librarian and Judge

Which of the following is not a skill learned from studying history?

• research by reading, viewing, interviewing and listening

• writing fictional information

• arrive at logical conclusions

• tell the difference between fact and fiction

An _______ is an object made by a human being, typically one of cultural and historical interest

A _______ is anything or place that the historian can use to gather or obtain information

The historian spends most of his/her time doing the following

• researching, explaining, analysing, recording, concluding, interpreting

• researching, analysing, interpreting, explaining, concluding, recording

• recording, explaining, concluding, analysing , interpreting, researching

• researching, interpreting, analysing, explaining, concluding, recording