Primary and Secondary Source Quiz

Primary and Secondary Source Quiz

8th Grade

18 Qs

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Primary and Secondary Source Quiz

Primary and Secondary Source Quiz

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8th Grade

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18 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

What is a primary source?

A source from someone who experienced the event directly

A source from someone who was told about the event

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

What is explaining the meaning of something?

Corroboration

Interpretation

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

What is determining what happened from multiple accounts? 

Corroboration

Interpretation

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

What is using background knowledge to analyze a source? 

Corroboration

Contextualization

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

What is a secondary source?

A source from someone who experienced the event directly

A source from someone who was not there when the event happened

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Generally, which type of source is more reliable (which will historians use more often)?

Primary

Secondary

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

A book describing Christopher Columbus sailing to America.

Primary

Secondary

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