High School: 9th and 10th Grade - History - History Skills 1 Solution - MCQGeeks.com

Q.1.

Which word means any phase in history?

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Antiquity
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Event
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Period
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Spell

Q.2.

The facts to back up an idea are called what?

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Correspondence
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Eminence
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Evidence
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Provenance

Q.3.

Evidence that is one-sided or unfair is said to be .......

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Ballasted
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Biased
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Doctored
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Fixed

Q.4.

What means 'looking at something from another person's viewpoint'?

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Empathy
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Empiricism
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Entropy
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Telepathy

Q.5.

What is chronology?

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A collection of historical writings
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Digging up ancient objects
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Events before 1066
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The correct order of events over time

Q.6.

Historians use which phrase for the link between what makes events happen and their results?

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Cause and aftermath
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Cause and consequence
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Lead up and outcome
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Trigger and truth

Q.7.

What is the best definition of a historical source?

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Documents that are extremely old
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Solidified ketchup found among Viking remains
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Something providing useful evidence about the past
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Things that have been written down

Q.8.

The term 'primary source' means what?

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From the time being studied
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The least important source
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Written by a young child
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Written sources only

Q.9.

Another word for a primary source is ....... what?

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Contemplative
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Contemporary
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Contiguous
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Contrary

Q.10.

Using historical outcomes to draw conclusions about an event is…?

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Backsight
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Hindsight
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Longsight
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Oversight