Which of the following best identifies the methods and tools historians use to study the past?(1 point)
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Historians create research questions that can be answered with a yes or a no.
Historians create research questions that can be answered with a yes or a no.
Historians tend to use sources from one type of author to create a complete history.
Historians tend to use sources from one type of author to create a complete history.
Historians ask questions about their sources and make sure to consult a variety of sources.
Historians ask questions about their sources and make sure to consult a variety of sources.
Historians use primary sources as the tool and consult written sources.
Historians use primary sources as the tool and consult written sources.
The correct answer is: Historians ask questions about their sources and make sure to consult a variety of sources.
The correct answer is: Primary sources offer firsthand accounts while secondary sources are retellings of accounts.
The correct answer is: Bias only shows one side of a story; point of view tells a story from the author’s perspective.
The correct answer is: the owner of SkyFly Shoes.
Which of the following best describes why considering an author’s frame of reference is an important method historians use?(1 point)
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because an author’s frame of reference leads to bias in a written account of a historical event
because an author’s frame of reference leads to bias in a written account of a historical event
because frames of reference are important in order to construct a complete historical record
because frames of reference are important in order to construct a complete historical record
because a person’s everyday life and experiences might give them special or different insights about an event
because a person’s everyday life and experiences might give them special or different insights about an event
because an author’s frame of reference gives historians the real version of a historical event
Which answer best differentiates between primary and secondary sources?(1 point)
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Primary sources are the retelling of an event while secondary sources were made at the time of the event.
Primary sources are the retelling of an event while secondary sources were made at the time of the event.
Primary sources offer firsthand accounts while secondary sources are retellings of accounts.
Primary sources offer firsthand accounts while secondary sources are retellings of accounts.
Primary sources are interpretations of accounts while secondary sources offer firsthand accounts.
Primary sources are interpretations of accounts while secondary sources offer firsthand accounts.
Primary sources can take many forms while secondary sources are limited to one type.
Which of the following differentiates between bias and point of view?(1 point)
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Bias only shows one side of a story; point of view tells a story from the author’s perspective.
Bias only shows one side of a story; point of view tells a story from the author’s perspective.
Biased documents portray everything in a negative light; point of view documents portray everything in a positive light.
Biased documents portray everything in a negative light; point of view documents portray everything in a positive light.
Biased documents don’t deliberately mislead the reader; point of view documents do.
Biased documents don’t deliberately mislead the reader; point of view documents do.
Biased documents can’t be used by historians; point of view documents can.
Biased documents can’t be used by historians; point of view documents can.
Which of following authors would most likely write a biased document about the benefits of SkyFly Shoes? (1 point)
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a teenager who recently bought SkyFly Shoes
a teenager who recently bought SkyFly Shoes
a fashion historian
a fashion historian
the owner of SkyFly Shoes
the owner of SkyFly Shoes
a parent of the teenager who recently bought SkyFly Shoes
a parent of the teenager who recently bought SkyFly Shoes