Primary and Secondary Source of Information Quiz

1.A document or other record of past events created by someone who was present during the events or the time period in which they occurred.

• A.Primary Source      

• B.Secondary Source     

2.Which of the following is NOT a primary source document for McDonalds?

• A.Annual Financial Statement

• B.Interview with the CEO

• C.Newspaper article about a McDonalds food poisoning in California.

• D.Legal documents from a case involving McDonalds

3.My boss asked for a primary source of customer feedback on a new product. I showed him some of our customers' tweets. Are they primary sources?

• A.Yes

• B.No

4.Which of the following is a secondary source?

• A textbook chapter on World War II and its famous battles

• B.Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech

• C.A photograph of an immigrant family arriving at Ellis Island

• D.A journal kept by a soldier during the American Revolution

5.My great grandfather sang a song on old recorder. The museum has the audio tape of his singing. On the tape his says the year is 1935 and then he sings his old French song. Is that audio recording a primary document?

• A.Yes     

• B.No