Understanding History Basics Quiz

Understanding History Basics Quiz

8th Grade

11 Qs

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Understanding History Basics Quiz

Understanding History Basics Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Geography

8th Grade

Easy

Created by

Dewayne Lawson

Used 13+ times

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does history reveal about?

The future

The past

The present

Fictional events

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is understanding the context of a time and place important in history?

It makes history more interesting

It provides background information to understand why events occurred

It helps us memorize dates

It allows us to predict the future

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Studying history helps us become:

Better athletes

Informed citizens

Famous historians

Wealthy individuals

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a secondary source?

An original document created during the time being studied

Information created later by people who didn't see the events themselves

A firsthand account of an event

A physical artifact from the past

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does "continuity" mean in history?

Things changing rapidly

Things staying the same

The end of an era

The beginning of a new period

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a primary source?

A textbook summary

An original document created during the time being studied

A modern analysis of past events

A fictional story set in the past

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Historians are often compared to:

Scientists

Detectives

Artists

Politicians

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