BOOK QUESTIONS: EXAM REVIEW

pp. 182-195

Paper 01 Essays

1. “Much of the evidence historians use is contradictory…”

 Reflecting the different opinions and perspectives of the people who produced the sources.

2. “Therefore, historians have to analyze these sources very carefully…”

 In order to form their own opinions/judgements about the past.

3. What does analyze mean?

 Going beyond basic comprehension of what a source is saying or showing and asking yourself
questions about how reliable a source is and why it appears to contradict what some other sources
suggest.

4. Students must use document sources as ____, rather than merely as ____.
 Evidence; information

5. “It should be stressed that these questions ask about the adequacy of sources as …”
 Evidence to test the hypothesis in the question, rather than the events which the sources deal.

6. List three disadvantages of a primary source.

 The source gives us only the opinions of the person who created it
 If the source was created by someone who was directing involved in the event, it might contain
bias, trying to convince the audience to agree with a particular line of argument.
 Eyewitness may not always be completely reliable

7. A secondary source is usually the product of someone who…

 Was not directly involved in the event or someone who was not an eyewitness to the event.

8. List three disadvantages of a secondary source.

 The source gives us only the opinions of the person who created it
 Secondary sources include biographies written years later by people who were directly involved in
a particular event.
 Secondary sources include accounts by eyewitnesses written years after the event.

9. “We should not be critical of the contents of a primary source just because…”
 They do not share out own values

10. People living at the time of the event did not have the advantage of ____.
 Hindsight

11. Do not accept everything a source tells you. People ____. People ____. People ____. People ____.
 Exaggerate; tell lies; have opinions that others many not share; make mistakes

12. Questions to assess reliability are the same for written, spoken, and ____ sources.
 Drawn and photographed

13. One of the most important skills for a historian is the ability to ____.
 Differentiate between fact and opinion

14. Watch out for ____ which is deliberately designed to play on the emotions of the original reader.
 Propaganda

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 15. Posters are not objective. But they are valuable sources because they show how governments or pressure
groups ____.”
 Tried to influence people

16. In most cases, cartoons are designed to achieve what two things?
 To amuse and entertain the audience and to make a point and send the audience a message.

17. In what two ways do they try to achieve them?

 They use symbolism and a subtle form of humor

18. In examination, you may be given two cartoons and asked to explain the ____ between them.
 Similarities and differences

19. “A source should never be used ___. It needs to be interpreted in the light of information ___.”
 In isolation; and obtained from other sources.

20. What six points should you remember when addressing a source-based question?
 Comprehension, reliability, interpretation, objectivity, comparing sources, and drawing
conclusions

21. “Look carefully at past or sample ____.”

 Examination papers and their mark schemes.

22. Always have more than one ___.

 pen

23. Check ____ of the examination paper.

 The title

24. Read all ____ carefully.

 Parts of all questions

25. Don’t select a question simply because it is about a topic…

 On which you feel confident

26. Make sure you answer ___ of the question.

 All parts

27. What three things can you do if you feel you will finish the exam?
 Write a comment such as ‘running out of time – hence notes’
 Describe, in note form, what you would have written if time had permitted
 Ensure that these notes will make sense to the examiner and are not just a list of facts – make them
relevant to the actual questions.

28. The best way to avoid the problem of running out of time is to ensure ____ under ____.
 That you have had a great deal of practice in writing answers to examination questions; timed
conditions

29. “Always ensure that you have ____ each answer thoroughly before you start to write.”
 Planned

30. The key purpose of revision (studying) is not to put information into your brain, but …
 To ensure that you can retrieve it again when it is required.

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