Introduction To World History
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Here is a quiz to help familiarize yourself with some of the basics. If you don't do as well as you expected the first time, keep practicing. . . This stuff will show up on an exam. Have fun!
- 1.Which of the following is a primary source document?
- A.
A diary
- B.
A photograph
- C.
A sculpture
- D.
A DNA sample
- E.
All of the above
- 2.Which of the following is a secondary source document?
- A.
A personal interview
- B.
A history textbook
- C.
A birth certificate
- D.
An artifact
- E.
None of the above
- 3.Which of the following is NOT a primary source document?
- A.
The Egyptian Book of the Dead
- B.
The diary of Anne Frank
- C.
A movie about Alexander the Great
- D.
The Declaration of Independence
- E.
All of these are primary source documents.
- 4.Which of the following is NOT a secondary source document?
- A.
A recorded interview with your grandmother about her life
- B.
An entry in Wikipedia
- C.
A biography of Cleopatra
- D.
An online student essay about Napoleon
- E.
All of these are secondary source documents
- 5.Which of the following would be considered UNreliable sources for historical research?
- A.
A recorded interview with your grandmother about her life
- B.
An entry in Wikipedia
- C.
A Harvard University Press publication on the life of Siddhartha
- D.
An online student essay about Napoleon
- E.
A and D only
- F.
B and D only
- 6.Which of the following statements defines chronology?
- A.
From the ancient Greek meaning "study of time"
- B.
The science of arranging time in periods
- C.
Placing events in the order in which they occurred
- D.
All of the above define chronology
- 7.How many years are in a millennium?
- A.
10
- B.
100
- C.
1000
- D.
10,000
- 8.How many centuries are in a millennium?
- A.
10
- B.
100
- C.
1000
- D.
10,000
- 9.What century are we living in now?
- A.
19th century CE
- B.
20th century BCE
- C.
21st century CE
- D.
22nd century BC
- 10.What does the abbreviation B.C. stand for?
- A.
Before chimps
- B.
Before Christianity
- C.
Before Christ
- D.
None of the above
- 11.What does the abbreviation A.D. stand for?
- A.
After death
- B.
Anno Domini (Latin for "in the year of our lord"
- C.
After democracy
- D.
None of the above
- 12.Why is the BC/AD date terminology not universally accepted?
- A.
It's based on Christian belief, and not everybody is Christian
- B.
Most people can't remember what the initials stand for
- C.
The BCE/CE system is more precise
- D.
All of the above
- 13.What does the symbol c. mean when placed before a date?
- A.
Latin for "circa" which means around or about
- B.
Indicates an approximate date, not an absolute date
- C.
Stands for "checked" to indicate that a date has been verified
- D.
Both A and C
- E.
Both A and B
- 14.If an empire began in 1000 BCE and ended in 100 CE, how long did the empire last?
- A.
100 years
- B.
900 years
- C.
1100 years
- D.
10,000 years
- 15.If a king took throne in 675 BCE and died in 645 BCE, how long did he rule?
- A.
10 years
- B.
20 years
- C.
30 years
- D.
40 years
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