Unit 1: Critically Thinking Quiz

A map producer in 2016 showing what land European countries controlled in America in the 18th century would be considered

• secondary

• primary

Sourcing is

• the act of questioning a piece of evident and trying to determine if it's trustrworthy

• bias

• secondary source

• a primary source

The textbook you will use in class to study US History

• secondary

• primary

What is a SECONDARY SOURCE for 9/11?

• A textbook summary of the events of 9/11

• A newspaper dated September 11, 2001

• An interview in 2016 with a firefighter who was at the World Trade Center on 9/11

The question "Who wrote this?" and "When was it written?" are examples of

• contextualization

• close reading

• sourcing

• corroboration

Corroboration is

• act of comparing two or more pieces of evidence to see where they agree and disagree

• a primary source

• when two parties disagree

• like building a strong tower

When analyzing sources what should you do first?

• context information

• source information

• content information

• corroborate information

Primary sources are always more reliable and credible than secondary sources

• true

• false

A marriage record is a

• secondary source

• primary source

A jacket worn by a Captain in The Korean War that you saw at a local history museum

• primary

• secondary