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1
Which of the following is not a characteristic of historical research?
A)It focuses primarily on past materials and events.
B)It relies on naturalistic observation for valid data collection.
C)It facilitates prediction of the effects of policy.
D)It can be used to test hypotheses about relationships or trends.
2
Which of the following is best classified as a source other than a relic?
A)a piece of furniture
B)a legal record
C)an original painting
D)a monument
3
The process that a researcher uses to verify that the contents of a document are accurate is known as
A)internal criticism.
B)external criticism.
C)internal validity.
D)external validity.
4
Which of the following is most likely to be a secondary source?
A)a book about educational theory in the early 1900s
B)a soldier's letter home during the Korean War
C)minutes from a university faculty meeting held in 1892
D)a frontier family photograph
5
If a researcher uses a tape of legend from a Tribal elder as a source of data, he is using a data source known as a(n)
A)document.
B)relic.
C)secondary source.
D)oral statement.
6
Which of the following is not one of the four essential steps in historical research?
A)defining the problem
B)searching for relevant source material
C)interpreting information
D)oral statement
7
Which of the following is most likely to be a primary source?
A)a miner's letter home during the Gold Rush
B)a poem expressing a miner's feelings
C)an article about educational theory in the early 1900s
D)a film about battlefield maneuvers in the Civil War
8
Which of the following is not a disadvantage of historical research?
A)it permits the investigation of topics and questions that can be studied in no other way
B)sampling of information may be biased
C)measures used in other methods to control for threats to internal validity are not possible in a historical study
D)validity of information is very difficult to check
9
Which of the following is not an advantage of historical research?
A)can provide a richness of information
B)permits the investigation of topics and questions that can be studied in no other way
C)can be used to test hypotheses
D)the validity of information is questionable
10
Most historical source material can be grouped into which four basic categories?
A)relics, documents, oral statements, and numerical records
B)relics, oral statements, museum pieces, and numerical records
C)museum pieces, documents, oral statements, and numerical records
D)relics, letters from parents to children, oral statements, and numerical records
11
Census data is best described as which kind of historical source material?
A)relic
B)document
C)oral statement
D)numerical record
12
An interview with a World War II combat veteran is best described as which kind of historical source material?
A)relic
B)oral statement
C)numerical record
D)document
13
A letter from Winston Churchill to Mrs. Roosevelt is best described as which kind of historical source material?
A)a document
B)a relic
C)an oral statement
D)a numerical record
14
Which of the following questions does not apply to internal criticism?
A)Could the described event have taken place?
B)Did the author have an axe to grind?
C)Would people behave as described?
D)Where was the document written?
15
A researcher is studying a speech given by a presidential candidate about education in the U.S. She is comparing what was said to other information. She is engaged in
A)content analysis.
B)internal criticism.
C)external criticism.
D)a waste of time.







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