Historical Analysis Quiz

Observation is the first step a historian takes when examining evidence.

• True

• False

Historians can rely on just one source to understand an event completely.

• True

• False

A hypothesis is a guess based on evidence that can be tested and refined.

• True

• False

Evidence that challenges your hypothesis is not useful.

• True

• False

Primary sources are created during the time of the event they describe.

• True

• False

Secondary sources are interpretations or analyses of events created after they happened.

• True

• False

Historians should ignore inconsistencies between sources.

• True

• False

Comparing multiple sources helps historians identify bias or perspective.

• True

• False

Historians always know exactly what happened in the past.

• True

• False

Drawing conclusions is based on evaluating all available evidence.

• True

• False