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Methodology of Historical Writing | Set 1

1. A researcher was interested in studying why the “new math” of the1960s failed. she interviews several teachers who used the new math during the 1960s. These teachers are considered……

Correct : A. primary sources

2. The process of dealing with concerns over the authenticity of a source is referred to as

Correct : D. external criticism

3. The following is a step in the process of historical research?

Correct : D. all of the above

4. Oral history can be based on---

Correct : D. all of the above

5. The process of determining the reliability or accuracy of the information contained in the sources collected is known as—

Correct : C. internal criticism

6. Presentism in historical sources is the --------------

Correct : C. assumption that the present day connotations of terms also existed in the past

7. Comparing document to each other to determine whether they provide the same information or reach the same conclusion is known as----

Correct : C. corroboration

8. When writing their narratives many historical researchers prefer to use------

Correct : B. the chicago manual of style

9. The Chronology is called the-------- of history

Correct : A. eye

10. The identification of when and where an event took place is known as

Correct : A. contextualization

11. When did the telephone become an accepted tool for primary data collectionin marketing research?

Correct : C. 1970s

12. If someone uses research as part of a sales effort this is said to be,

Correct : B. sugging

13. A primary data collection method that involves tracking behavior over a period of time is called

Correct : D. testing

14. Mystery shopping is a form of

Correct : B. observation

15. “The study of history is the study of causes “says

Correct : B. winston churchill

16. Who is the author of the book “What is History”?

Correct : A. voltaire

17. Who is considered the father of Objectivity

Correct : C. voltaire

18. The idea of progress is related to

Correct : B. rg collingwood

19. Who propounded the concept The Philosophy of History?

Correct : B. voltaire

20. The author of the book Ä guide to Historical Method”

Correct : A. garraghan

21. The study of ancient things is called

Correct : A. archaeology

22. Paleobotany is the study of------

Correct : B. ancient plant remains

23. Epigraphy is the study of--------

Correct : C. inscriptions

24. Ethno botany is the study of --------

Correct : A. cultural utilization of plants

25. Numismatics is the study of ------

Correct : A. coins

26. Exonumia is the scientific study of------

Correct : B. medals

27. Notaphily is the study of -------

Correct : C. paper money

28. The word ‘archive’ is derived from

Correct : B. the greek

29. ‘Folk lore’ the term coined by

Correct : B. william thomas

30. ‘Toponymy ’is the study of--------

Correct : C. palace names

31. -----------------is an alphabetical list of all source materials used for an academic essay

Correct : A. bibliography

32. --------------is called the working bibliography

Correct : B. preliminary bibliography

33. Who launched modern scientific history

Correct : A. ranke

34. Who defined history as ‘History is a science no less and no more”

Correct : C. jb bury

35. The collection of facts from which historian draws conclusion is called

Correct : B. sources

36. The eye witness accounts about past events are called

Correct : B. preliminary sources

37. Which is the method of determine the authenticity of the data

Correct : A. external criticism

38. Heuristics is also called

Correct : B. external criticism

39. ----------is used as a methodology for textual analysis

Correct : B. hermeneutics

40. Odd one out

Correct : D. monuments

41. An historian reached a broad conclusion of his work is called

Correct : B. generalization

42. The study of history in a geographically local context is called

Correct : A. local history

43. Who is the author of the book “The Country around Paris”

Correct : B. marc block

44. “Urban History” was developed by

Correct : C. annales historians

45. “New History” the term coined by

Correct : A. carl becker

46. Who is the author of the book “Doing Local History”

Correct : C. carlo kammen

47. The collection of memories and personal commentaries of a past incident is called

Correct : A. oral history

48. The study of past at very small scale is called

Correct : B. micro history

49. --------------is a segment attached at the end of the thesis is called

Correct : D. appendix

50. The visual representation of data is called

Correct : A. charts

51. Importance of historical method was firstly attributed by

Correct : B. thucydides

52. Philology is the study of

Correct : C. languages

53. “Challenge and response” the theory put forwarded by

Correct : A. arnold j toynbee

54. Who is the earliest exponent of “cyclical Theory” ?

Correct : B. thucydides

55. Copying another person’s ideas, words or works are called

Correct : A. plagiarism

56. Historical research is conducted for which of the following reasons?

Correct : D. all of the above

57. The following is a step in the process of historical research?

Correct : D. all of the above

58. Oral histories can be based on ______.

Correct : D. all of the above

59. In evaluating historical research sources, external criticism ________.

Correct : D. all of the above

60. The method that consists of collection of data through observation and experimentation, formulation and testing of hypothesis is called

Correct : A. empirical method

61. Which of these is not a method of data collection?

Correct : C. experiments

62. Secondary/existing data may include which of the following?

Correct : D. all of the above

63. Which of the following terms best describes data that were originally collected at an earlier time by a different person for a different purpose?

Correct : B. secondary data

64. Which of the following is not a major method of data collection?

Correct : C. correlation method

65. The method that consists of collection of data through observation and experimentation, formulation and testing of hypothesis is called

Correct : B. scientific method

66. Information acquired by experience or experimentation is called as

Correct : A. empirical

67. Who was the proponent of deductive method

Correct : C. aristotle

68. The reasoning that uses general principle to predict specific results is called

Correct : B. deductive

69. Inductive method was first proposed by

Correct : A. francis bacon

70. The method that starts with formulation of hypothesis and testing of hypothesis in sequential steps where deduction applied is

Correct : A. inductive

71. Who was the proponent of hypothetico deductive method

Correct : B. christian huygenes

72. All research process starts with

Correct : C. observation

73. The method of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two statements is called

Correct : D. syllogism

74. Inductive reasoning is

Correct : B. theory data collection analysis method

75. Which type of interview allows the questions to emerge from the immediate context or course of things?

Correct : D. standardized open-ended interview

76. . When constructing a questionnaire, there are 15 principles to which you should adhere. Which of the following is not one of those principles?

Correct : B. avoid double-barreled questions

77. A census taker often collects data through which of the following?

Correct : B. interviews

78. --------------------is an alphabetical list of items used in a particular work with definitions.

Correct : A. glossary

79. A shortened form of a word or a phrase is called

Correct : C. abbreviations

80. -------- is a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features.

Correct : B. map

81. ‘Opera citato’ is the full form of-------

Correct : B. op,cit.

82. In which historiography placed ‘God’ in the centre

Correct : C. church

83. Who coined the term ‘Universal History’?

Correct : A. ibn khaldun

84. ‘Historical Relativism’ is emerged from which country?

Correct : C. america

85. ‘History of the Peloponnesian war’ was written by

Correct : B. thucydides

86. Who was the author of the book “The Prince”?

Correct : B. machiavelli

87. Who introduced the new principle ‘Verum Factum’?

Correct : A. vico

88. Who is considered the father of ‘Romanticism’?

Correct : A. rousseau

89. The Archaeology of Knowledge, is book written by

Correct : B. michel foucault