HISTORY YR 7

1.      What is the origin of the word "History"?

• A. Latin word "Historia"

• B. Greek word "Historia"

• C. Roman word "Historium"

• D. Sanskrit word "Itihasa"

According to Edward Hallett Carr, how does    he define history?

• A. continuous process of interaction between the present and the past.

• the study of the future based on the past.

• the collection of ancient artifacts.

• D. the documentation of fictional stories.

1. Professor Ade Ajayi define history as _____?

• A. The study of future events.

• B. The body of knowledge that deals with the study of the past.    

• C. The documentation of the present.

• D. The study of fictional events.

What is the primary focus of History as an academic field?

• A. Predicting future events.

• B. Studying past events.    

• C. Documenting fictional events.

• D. Understanding present events.

History belongs to the _________ and ______ discipline.

• A. Science, mathematics

• B. Literature, philosophy

• C. Social science, humanities

• D. Music, art

While history deals with facts, storytelling may consist of ___ and _____.

• A. Fiction, imagination

• B. Myths, legends

• C. fiction and fact       

• D. Drama, poetry

 _______ is the father of History.

• 
• B. Aristotle.

• C. Socrates.

• D. Plato.

History is the mother of all subject is this a true fact or an hoax ?

• TRUE

• FALSE

• HOAX

• PHILO

The three major sources of History are ___ , ____ and ____.

• A. Primary sources, books, oral tradition

• B. Artifacts, newspapers, legends

• C. Primary, secondary, tertiary sources.

• D. Mythology, folklore, written records

Documentation of history through writing is known as ______.

• A. Prehistory.

• B. Archaeology

• C. Historiography.

• D. Mythology